Progressive Slovakia removes party official and sponsor Martin Pekár from leadership week before party congress

Progressive Slovakia (PS) removed Martin Pekár from its leadership structure just one week before the party's scheduled congress in Trnava on Saturday, March 28. Pekár, who served on the party's presidium and worked as the movement's transport expert, had been expected to seek the position of deputy chairman at the congress. The opposition liberal party, which campaigns on anti-corruption and pro-European platforms, provided information about all leadership candidates to its members but excluded Pekár from the materials. The removal of a prominent party sponsor and official so close to the congress suggests internal tensions within PS, though the specific reasons for his exclusion were not disclosed.