Police Find No Evidence for Fico's Claims of British Election Interference

Slovak police have concluded an eight-month investigation without finding evidence to support claims by Prime Minister Robert Fico that Britain interfered in Slovakia's 2023 parliamentary elections. Last summer, Fico's Smer-SD party, which leads Slovakia's ruling coalition, alleged that the United Kingdom attempted to influence the elections against their interests. The investigation by elite police units has now been closed after failing to substantiate these accusations. The claims were part of broader allegations made by the social-democratic Smer party during and after the electoral campaign that brought Fico back to power for his fourth term as prime minister.