Slovak councilor who exposed voting fraud in Kežmarok loses mandate after conviction

A municipal councilor in Kežmarok who had previously blown the whistle on voting fraud in the eastern Slovak town has lost his mandate following a court conviction. The court confirmed a plea agreement involving guilt and punishment in the case. The councilor's conviction represents the first consequence stemming from the voting fraud scandal that he had originally helped expose. Kežmarok, located in the Prešov region near the High Tatras mountains, has been dealing with the fallout from irregularities in municipal voting procedures.