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Eye on Europe's elections

Apr 3, 2024

Your primer on Slovakia’s presidential election

By Emma Nix, Patrik Martínek

As Slovakia prepares to select its next president in an election that could determine the country's Euro-Atlantic orientation for the next five years, the Europe Center breaks down the key dynamics at play.

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Patrik Martínek is a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, currently in residence from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is a Czech career diplomat. Before his current role, Martínek worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Policy Analysis and Planning Department.

Before joining the Czech foreign service, Martínek worked as a security analyst and researcher focusing on space security at the Prague Security Studies Institute. He earned his MA in international politics and diplomacy at the Prague University of Economics and Business.