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rob cameron for us in prague covering that closely l prague covering that closely fought presidential election in slovakia. thank you very much. tens of thousands of people joined a rally in the hungarian capital, budapest, against the right—wing government led by viktor orban. the protest was led by peter magyar, a lawyer who was previously close to the administration. in recent weeks, he has emerged as a leading challenger to the prime minister. mr magyar said he will launch a party to contest elections to the european parliament injune. one opinion poll suggests that even before it's officially founded, mr magyar�*s new party is already the third most popular in hungarian politics. the changes starting today, the hungarian people are fed up with the corrupt government. and now with the changes governing —— coming, the time is here and we take back control and the power. seven people were killed in two russian drone attacks on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. the city's mayor reported that iranian—made drones hit several buildings, including a residential blocks o
rob cameron for us in prague covering that closely l prague covering that closely fought presidential election in slovakia. thank you very much. tens of thousands of people joined a rally in the hungarian capital, budapest, against the right—wing government led by viktor orban. the protest was led by peter magyar, a lawyer who was previously close to the administration. in recent weeks, he has emerged as a leading challenger to the prime minister. mr magyar said he will launch a party to...
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rob cameronjoining us from prague. this ceremonies are being held across rwanda to mark three decades since the start of the genocide against ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus. injust 100 days, 800,000 people were killed in 1994. rwanda's president paul kagame said the international community failed his country either through contempt or cowadice during the massacre. france acknowledged that it could have stopped the genocide, along with its allies, but lacked the will to do so. bbc�*s senior africa correspondent anne soy has been following the occasion from nairobi. a lwa ys always good to talk to you. just tell us more about how this grim anniversary is being marked. bier? anniversary is being marked. very solemn and _ anniversary is being marked. very solemn and poignant, _ anniversary is being marked. - solemn and poignant, notjust for one days, but people around the world who have been remembering how hate and discrimination just ascended into the slaughter of close to 1 ascended into the slaughter of close to1 m
rob cameronjoining us from prague. this ceremonies are being held across rwanda to mark three decades since the start of the genocide against ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus. injust 100 days, 800,000 people were killed in 1994. rwanda's president paul kagame said the international community failed his country either through contempt or cowadice during the massacre. france acknowledged that it could have stopped the genocide, along with its allies, but lacked the will to do so. bbc�*s senior...
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we've been speaking to our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he gave us this update. we won't have a result of these elections until polls close, that is at ten o'clock local time in bratislava which is an hour ahead of london. but it has been described as an incredibly important election for what is a largely ceremonial position but it comes at a time when slovakia really stands at a crossroads. in fact, some people believe that this election for the post of president, that the whole of slovakia's liberal democracy hangs on the balance of the outcome. the liberal pro—western former diplomat, former ambassador to washington, former ambassador to washington, former permanent representative to the eu, his supporters say he will be able to act as a work against the fs of the populist nationalist coalition government to undertake slacker�*s institutions and create what they claim is a sort of a liberal democracy. the man who is standing against him, mr pellegrini, he is the government candidate, he is an ally in the coalition government and th
we've been speaking to our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he gave us this update. we won't have a result of these elections until polls close, that is at ten o'clock local time in bratislava which is an hour ahead of london. but it has been described as an incredibly important election for what is a largely ceremonial position but it comes at a time when slovakia really stands at a crossroads. in fact, some people believe that this election for...
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for more on the election i spoke to our correspondent rob cameron in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. it looks like ivan korcok has lost to peter pellegrini, as you say, the candidate of the populist nationalist governing coalition. it seems that mr pellegrini has won 53% of the vote to mr korcok�*s 47%, which is far better, a far wider margin, than had been suggested in the opinion polls running up to this second round of the election. so that has been something of a surprise. and i think, really, it is the worst fears of the liberal pro—western opposition in slovakia coming to pass, because now the populist nationalist government, of which mr pellegrini is a part, led by robert fico — he now controls the parliament, the government, and will soon have his man in the president's office. they believe and they fear that that will give him free rein to create what they claim will be a sort of illiberal democracy, perhaps modelled along the lines of viktor orban's hungary. so they are certainly not celebrating this evening in bratislava. and what about when it comes to ukr
for more on the election i spoke to our correspondent rob cameron in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. it looks like ivan korcok has lost to peter pellegrini, as you say, the candidate of the populist nationalist governing coalition. it seems that mr pellegrini has won 53% of the vote to mr korcok�*s 47%, which is far better, a far wider margin, than had been suggested in the opinion polls running up to this second round of the election. so that has been something of a surprise. and...
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our correspondent rob cameron, is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic, with the latest. his attempts, his critics say to unpick, to dismantle slovakia's civic society and the element of slovakia's democracy, and replace them with what some are calling an illiberal democracy, standing against him as the candidate of robert fico's government, peter pellegrini, the head of the parliament, the leader of one of the three parties in robert fico's coalition. he says that ivan korcok is a candidate of war and peter pellegrini is the candidate of peace, especially when it comes to ukraine, he is against, like robert fico, sending military support to ukraine and favours a peaceful solution. two different men with two different visions of how slovakia should move forward as lack of a mac place in the world. just should move forward as lack of a mac place in the world.— place in the world. just looking at the fact that _ place in the world. just looking at the fact that it _ place in the world. just looking at the fact that it has _ place in the world. just looking at the fact tha
our correspondent rob cameron, is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic, with the latest. his attempts, his critics say to unpick, to dismantle slovakia's civic society and the element of slovakia's democracy, and replace them with what some are calling an illiberal democracy, standing against him as the candidate of robert fico's government, peter pellegrini, the head of the parliament, the leader of one of the three parties in robert fico's coalition. he says that ivan korcok is a...
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she works for the prague —based radio free europe radio liberty. she has been accused of spreading false information about the russian army and could face up to 15 years in prison. as for evan gershkovich, his repeal was deaf his appeal was rejected, he will remain in pre—trial detention in moscow. he will remain in pre-trial detention in moscow. floods, droughts. _ detention in moscow. floods, droughts, cyclones. - detention in moscow. floods, droughts, cyclones. we i detention in moscow. floods, droughts, cyclones. we are l droughts, cyclones. we are seeing more devastating natural events as the climate change worsens. now the climate migration council has published a report on actions to prevent displacement caused by these natural disasters. earlier i spoke to georgetown university's dr elizabeth pears, who helped draft the report. i asked pears, who helped draft the report. iasked her about pears, who helped draft the report. i asked her about what happens when governments cannot or don't want to implement the measures they are proposing. we
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of fighter planes to ukraine. 0ur correspondent rob cameron is covering the story from neighbouring prague. i think, before this election, it was still unclear, the jury was out, if peter pellegrini won this post, whether president pellegrini would be an ally or a rival of the country's populist prime minister robert fico. looking at some of the reactions that came after saturday night's result, notjust from mr pellegrini, i think it's quite clear which way this is going to go. if i can read you what mr pellegrini said — you don't have to worry that the presidential palace, as it has been for the past ten years, will become a centre of oppositional, opportunistic power that will harm the government, that will harm the state abroad and will rejoice in the failures of the slovak government. he's basically expressing fealty to his coalition ally, prime minister robert fico, who leads this populist, nationalist coalition in slovakia. and the opposition fears that will give mr fico free rein to carry on doing what he likes. and so far, he's taken a sledgehammer, really, to some of the institu
of fighter planes to ukraine. 0ur correspondent rob cameron is covering the story from neighbouring prague. i think, before this election, it was still unclear, the jury was out, if peter pellegrini won this post, whether president pellegrini would be an ally or a rival of the country's populist prime minister robert fico. looking at some of the reactions that came after saturday night's result, notjust from mr pellegrini, i think it's quite clear which way this is going to go. if i can read...
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i am nowjoined by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. we will not have a result until polls close at ten o'clock local time in bratislava, which is an hour ahead of london. it is being described, as you say there, as an incredibly important election for what is a largely ceremonial position. it comes at a time when slovakia really stands at a crossroads. some people believe that this election for the of president, that the whole of slovakia's liberal democracy hands on the balance of the outcome. ivan korcok, a liberal western former ambassador to washington, former permanent representative to the eu, his supporters say he will be able to act against the efforts of the populist nationalist coalition government to unpick some black ear�*s institutions and create what they claim is an illiterate democracy. the man standing against him, peter pellegrini, is an ally in the coalition government. they say he will do nothing to hold back the current... we should have the result coming in around midnight in current. .. we should have the resu
i am nowjoined by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. we will not have a result until polls close at ten o'clock local time in bratislava, which is an hour ahead of london. it is being described, as you say there, as an incredibly important election for what is a largely ceremonial position. it comes at a time when slovakia really stands at a crossroads. some people believe that this election for the of president, that the whole of slovakia's...
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final results are expected in the coming hours.our correspondent rob cameron, is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he spoke to us before those projected results. the opinion polls ahead of this vote was so tight, i think we could be waiting perhaps for the next two, three hours until we know who has become the new president of slovakia, in what is an extremely consequential vote. some people have said the entire future of liberal democracy in slovakia hangs in the balance. underthat democracy in slovakia hangs in the balance. under that man, the liberal, former foreign minister at ivan korcok, his supporters say that he is the man to act as a bulwark against the populist nationalist government of prime minister, and his attempts, his critics say, to unpick and dismantle slovakia's civil society and the elements of slovakia's democracy and replace them with what some are calling an ill liberal democracy. standing against him as the candidate of robert fico's government, peter pellegrini, head of the parliament could lead to one of the parties in mr fico's coalition. he says ivan kor
final results are expected in the coming hours.our correspondent rob cameron, is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he spoke to us before those projected results. the opinion polls ahead of this vote was so tight, i think we could be waiting perhaps for the next two, three hours until we know who has become the new president of slovakia, in what is an extremely consequential vote. some people have said the entire future of liberal democracy in slovakia hangs in the balance....
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i am joined now by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague in the neighbouring czech republic. hello to you, rob. have the polls now closed?— now closed? yes, the polls were extended by _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a — now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes - now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes to i now closed? yes, the polls were i extended by a few minutes to allow voting to continue and one polling station until five minutes past the hour and we should be getting soon, not exactly exit polls but some kind of protection that will give us an idea, but the opinion polls ahead of the said were so tight, i think we could be waiting perhaps for the next two or three hours until we know who has become the new president of slovakia in what is an extremely consequential vote, some people have said the whole future of liberal democracy in slovakia hangs in the balance, and that man, the liberal —— liberal foreign minister, ivan korcok, he's supporters say he is a bulw
i am joined now by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague in the neighbouring czech republic. hello to you, rob. have the polls now closed?— now closed? yes, the polls were extended by _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a — now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few _ now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes - now closed? yes, the polls were extended by a few minutes to i now closed? yes, the polls were i extended by a few minutes to allow voting...
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our correspondent rob cameron is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he told me this election is seen as hugely consequential for slovakia and its liberal democracy system. that's because it's coming at a time when the government, the populist nationalist government has really taken a sledgehammer to some of slovakia's institutions. he's already watered down some of the criminaljustice system. and now it seems he's set his sights on the public media. so these two men will play very different roles if they are elected. one is a liberal pro—western figure and his supporters believe that he can act as a bulwark against the populist government holding back some of the excesses that they claim the leader is capable of trying to push through in slovakia. and the man who's challenging him, peter pellegrini. he's a member of the governing coalition and they say that if he is elected, he will simply do the leader's bidding. so there's really all to play for in this election in slovakia. and rob, this sort of east—west divide is something that's been existin
our correspondent rob cameron is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. he told me this election is seen as hugely consequential for slovakia and its liberal democracy system. that's because it's coming at a time when the government, the populist nationalist government has really taken a sledgehammer to some of slovakia's institutions. he's already watered down some of the criminaljustice system. and now it seems he's set his sights on the public media. so these two men will play very...
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of fighter planes to ukraine. 0ur correspondent rob cameron is covering the story from neighbouring prague. i think it really cements slovakia's position as no longer one of the most steadfast allies of ukraine. i mean, this is a country that less than nine months ago donated its entire fighter jet fleet of retired mig 29 flying fighter jets to ukraine. then in october, mr fico, the prime minister, came to power on a platform, on a pledge of promising to send not one round of ammunition to ukraine, ending the sending of slovak army stocks to ukraine. and now this has been cemented by his ally, his man winning the presidential election and quickly making it clear that he favours peace over war and maintaining that line. that is very much mr fico's line, that the west's policy of sending more weapons to ukraine is prolonging and not resolving this conflict. here in the uk, the prime minsiter, rishi sunak has said britain continues to stand by israel's right to defend its security, six months on from the start of the israel—gaza war. but mr sunak said the nation remains "appalled" by the de
of fighter planes to ukraine. 0ur correspondent rob cameron is covering the story from neighbouring prague. i think it really cements slovakia's position as no longer one of the most steadfast allies of ukraine. i mean, this is a country that less than nine months ago donated its entire fighter jet fleet of retired mig 29 flying fighter jets to ukraine. then in october, mr fico, the prime minister, came to power on a platform, on a pledge of promising to send not one round of ammunition to...
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let's speak to our correspondent rob cameron who's in prague in the neighbouring czech republic. can you talk about some of the themes here when it comes to things like the eu and russia? how does this come into this? this like the eu and russia? how does this come into this?— this come into this? this is regarded — this come into this? this is regarded as _ this come into this? this is regarded as an _ this come into this? this is regarded as an extremely i regarded as an extremely consequential election for slovakia. veteran observers of politics in slovakia say the very fate of slovakia's fate as the liberal democracy hangs in the balance. it is a highly influential post, although ceremonial. ivan korcok, a season diplomat, pro—western liberal, says he will act as a counterweight to efforts by the populist government to really dismantle slovakia's liberal democracy. a sledgehammer has been taken to institutions like the criminaljustice taken to institutions like the criminal justice system taken to institutions like the criminaljustice system and the public media. ivan k
let's speak to our correspondent rob cameron who's in prague in the neighbouring czech republic. can you talk about some of the themes here when it comes to things like the eu and russia? how does this come into this? this like the eu and russia? how does this come into this?— this come into this? this is regarded — this come into this? this is regarded as _ this come into this? this is regarded as an _ this come into this? this is regarded as an extremely i regarded as an extremely...
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i am nowjoined by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. the significance is because it picks the candidates, one more west leaning and one more pro—kremlin. is that how you would characterise this? ~ , ,., , , that how you would characterise this? ~ , , . ., that how you would characterise this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely _ this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely consequential- this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely consequential for slovakia with some saying slovakia's very system of liberal democracy is hanging in the balance. the populist national government has really taken a sledgehammer to slovakia's institutions, he has already watered down some of that criminaljustice system and now it seems he has set his sights on the public media. these two men will play very different roles if they are elected. ivan korcok is a liberal pro—western figure and his supporters believe he can act as a bold work against the populist government holding back some of some of the excesses they claim he is capabl
i am nowjoined by our correspondent rob cameron, who is in prague, in the neighbouring czech republic. the significance is because it picks the candidates, one more west leaning and one more pro—kremlin. is that how you would characterise this? ~ , ,., , , that how you would characterise this? ~ , , . ., that how you would characterise this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely _ this? absolutely. this election is seen as hugely consequential- this? absolutely. this election is seen as...