Milan Majersky to Lead KDH Slate for Snap General Election

Liptovska Osada, June 17 (TASR) - Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chairman Milan Majersky will be the leader of the party's slate for the September general election, as members of the KDH Republican Council made this decision at their meeting in Liptovska Osada (Zilina region) on Saturday. Economic expert Jozef Hajko will be in the second place on the KDH slate, while Nitra Regional Vice-governor Martina Holeckova will be the number three. KDH vice-chairs Marian Caucik, Igor Janckulik and Tomas Merasicky will occupy the fourth to sixth places on the slate. The health sector will be represented in the party's top ten by physicians Peter Stachura and Monika Kolejakova (spots number seven and eight, respectively). The faces of education will be KDH education expert Martin Smilnak as the number nine, ex-minister of education Jan Horecky as the number eleven and university professor and lawyer Marek Smid as the number fourteen. Frantisek Miklosko, who recently announced his return to KDH, will run from the 12th spot. Head of the Slovak Chamber of Paramedics Frantisek Majersky will run from the last (150th) spot on the party slate. According to the KDH leader, the party's slate unequivocally confirms that KDH is going into the election in excellent condition..."with a whole range of experts for addressing acute, as well as long-term problems of people in all corners of Slovakia. With the offer enabling conservative and Christian-democratic voters to have a strong representation in the parliament," stated Majersky, adding that KDH will present its programme on Saturday, June 24, in Jasna in the Liptov area. The snap general election will be held on September 30. The election campaign started on June 9 when the election date was announced. ko