The former prime minister won the election in a NATO country that was servile to the Brussels cult with vows to end Ukraine aid. Robert Fico has a clear lead following the vote in Slovakia but may need to find coalition partners to form a government, an easy enough formality.

The Slovak Social Democracy (SMER-SD) party has won Saturday’s parliamentary election, with results from most districts giving it a 6-percentage point lead over its pro-Western rival, Progressive Slovakia. The SMER-SD party is led by former prime minister Robert Fico, who has vowed to end military aid to Ukraine and publicly criticized the European Union’s sanctions on Russia as ineffective and harmful. 

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‘We are a peaceful country,’ Fico declared at a rally last week, adding that if his party wins it will not send a single round [of ammunition] to Ukraine.

The Progressive Slovakia party, a supporter of EU policies, is the runner-up with just over 17% of the vote. The pro-European HLAS (Voice) party, is polling third, just short of 15%. It’s leader Peter Pellegrini called it a victory and has not ruled out a possible coalition with Fico. With no party set to win a majority of seats, Slovakia will need to form a coalition government. The Slovak National Party also made it past the 5% threshold. Leader Andrej Danko expressed his willingness to join a coalition with Fico.

The prospect of a Fico-led government has set alarm bells ringing in the EU, where officials in Brussels fear he could join Hungary in challenging the EU consensus on supporting Ukraine, and veto future military aid or vote against additional anti-Russia sanctions packages.

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Fico has made it clear that it would not unquestioningly follow Washington and Brussels if elected. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed last week that to prevent this from happening, Washington was willing to go to any lengths, including blackmail and bribery, to ensure a win for the defeated Slovak government. This is the same Washington that constantly complains of foreign interference with its elections.