Criticism of the Slovak head of government

The liberal daily Sme criticises Slovak head of government Robert Fico. In the presidential elections Fico openly supports the incumbent president Ivan Gašparovič. A PR agency working for Gašparovič distributed leaflets accusing his rival Iveta Radičová of advocating autonomy for the Hungarian minority. Fico had failed to disassociate himself from the leaflet action, the newspaper writes: "In a democratic campaign it's not just about winning; the way you win is also important. Views on which of two candidates deserves support can divide a country. This is after all a contest. But there needs to be a consensus that both sides should stick to the rules. A head of government can't afford to have the attitude that it's 'absolutely uninteresting' what happens in this contest as long as his candidate wins. The winner must win in a way which doesn't make a loser of democracy."

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