Underdog wins Slovak election

Ivan Gasparovic has been elected as Slovak president in a surprise outcome as the country prepares to join the EU.
Results show the former parliamentary leader easily beat his one-time boss, the controversial ex-prime minister Vladimir Meciar.

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http://www.electionguide.org/search-results.php?type=&country=194&search_year=2004&submitted=1&submit.x=23&submit.y=12 http://www.electionguide.org/search-results.php?type=&country=194&search_year=2004&submitted=1&submit.x=23&submit.y=12

http://www.robert-schuman.org/oee/slovaquie/presidentielles/default.htm http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/eem/0287-surprise-victory-by-ivan-gasparovic-over-vladimir-meciar-in-the-presidential-election

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