SUMMARY - Sunday, 25 October 2026 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, 25 October (TASR) - Independent candidates were the most successful in the race for mayoral posts in Saturday's (24 October) local elections, winning in 1,560 municipalities and accounting for 53.57 percent of the total, according to the official results of the combined elections, which were confirmed by the State Electoral Commission on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23858823 Bratislava, 25 October (TASR) - The combined local and regional elections held on Saturday (24 October) proceeded smoothly and peacefully, with no major incidents, State Electoral Commission chairman Eduard Burda, Police Corps president Jana Maskarova, and Martin Gajdos, head of the Interior Ministry's elections, referendums and political parties section, confirmed at a news conference on Sunday. https://etasr.sk/article/23859052 Bratislava, 25 October (TASR) - Head of the European Commission (EC) Representation in Slovakia Peter Stano views the upcoming period as an important one for local and regional governments, according to his statement on the local and regional elections that took place in Slovakia on Saturday (24 October), Katarina Touquet Jaremova of the press department of the EC Representation in Slovakia has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/23859260 Presov, 25 October (TASR) - MEP Milan Mazurek (the far-right Republic party), who finished second in Presov regional governor race, views the more than 100,000 votes he received as a tremendous commitment. https://etasr.sk/article/23859646 Bratislava, 25 October (TASR) - Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) leader Michal Simecka on social media highlighted the party's successes in Saturday's (24 October) combined elections. https://etasr.sk/article/23859787 Poprad, 25 October (TASR) - The first flight from Prague landed at Poprad-Tatry Airport on Sunday evening, marking the launch of a new scheduled service. https://etasr.sk/article/23859518 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. ko