President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini has become the focus of attention in connection with suspicions of possible illegal financing of his 2024 presidential campaign. Police confirmed to TASR that the case is being handled by the anti-corruption unit of the National Crime Agency. Pellegrini posted a video on his social media in which he firmly denied allegations that he paid influencers for their support during the campaign. The president claims he neither approached nor rewarded anyone and considers such practices unacceptable. At the same time, he is not obstructing the investigation and believes the police will continue to clarify the case. hlavnespravy.sk ↗
Influencer Filip Jovanovič, known as Jovinečko, testified to the police and described the behind-the-scenes workings of the campaign. According to his statements, actress and influencer Zuzana Strausz Plačková allegedly offered other celebrities financial compensation for supporting Pellegrini. Jovinečko stated that Plačková offered him thirty thousand euros for supporting the president. Plačková, on the other hand, responded by claiming that the opposition party had offered her larger sums. SITA ↗
Opposition candidate Ivan Korčok is demanding clear explanations from Pellegrini regarding the financing of the campaign and warns that such matters cannot be allowed to fall under the statute of limitations. On Wednesday, the parliamentary committee for oversight of the Slovak Information Service did not discuss the topic of possible election influence in connection with the foreign trip of then-Prime Minister Pellegrini to Moscow in 2020, which some members of parliament consider a serious matter. hnonline.sk ↗
Pellegrini also responded to criticism by US President Trump directed at Pope Francis. The president described the Pope's calls to end wartime conflicts as one of the strongest moral voices of our time and declared that his calls for peace must not become a target of political attacks. Catholic bishops in Slovakia joined in supporting the Pope and rejected the criticism he is facing over his efforts for peace. Pellegrini will also call on both coalition and opposition parties in the coming days to commit in writing to continuing the construction of strategic hospitals even after the 2027 parliamentary elections, in order to prevent a situation like the unfinished Rázsochy construction project. domov.sme.sk ↗
Pellegrini denies bribing influencers, bishops support the Pope in dispute with Trump
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Peter Pellegrini
Prezident Slovenskej republiky
05.09.2026
„Možno by bolo lepšie vytvoriť jednu širokospektrálnu koalíciu z dvoch veľkých strán ako zliepať naľavo a napravo päťciferné či šesťčlenné koalície, ktoré sa po roku rozpadnú."
Relácia Sobotné dialógy v STVR, o možnej povolebnej spolupráci Smeru a Progresívneho Slovenska.
Peter Pellegrini
Prezident Slovenskej republiky
05.09.2026
„Dnes by bolo odo mňa nezodpovedné, aby som voličom odkazoval, koho majú alebo nemajú voliť."
Odpoveď na otázku, či by po voľbách vymenoval vládu, v ktorej by bola aj Republika.
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Pellegrini odmieta úplatky influencerom, biskupi podporujú pápeža v spore s Trumpom
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| 16:00 15.04.
Peter Pellegrini – Prezident Slovenskej republiky
hlavnespravy.sk
| 12:06 15.04.
Prípad rieši protikorupčná polícia. Infulencerov na podporu Pellegrinho mala vybavovať Plačková. Tvrdí, že protistrana ponúkala ešte viac
hlavnespravy.sk
| 12:06 15.04.
Pellegrini vyzýva strany na záväzok k dostavbe nemocníc po voľbách 2027
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| 18:01 10.04.
Smer tvrdí, že podporí výstavbu nemocníc aj po voľbách, ak bude vo vláde
domov.sme.sk
| 14:35 10.04.
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