Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of the populist prime minister, is sworn in as Slovakia's president

FILE - Slovakia ’s President elect Peter Pellegrini speaks during joint press statements with incumbent President Zuzana Caputova at the presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia , Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico , was inaugurated Saturday, June 15, as the president of Slovakia , succeeding Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state.

He succeeded Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state and a staunch backer of neighboring Ukraine in its fight against Fico didn’t attend the ceremony as he’s still recovering after being shot in the abdomen while greeting supporters on May 15 in the town of Handlova. The assailant was arrested.Pellegrini, 48, who favors a strong role for the state, headed the left-wing Hlas party to the third-place finish in the vote and joined a governing coalition with Fico and the ultranationalist Slovak National Party.Pellegerini, who became Parliament’s speaker after the election, never questioned Fico’s policies.

The president of the nation of 5.4 million people picks the prime minister after parliamentary elections, swears in the new government and appoints Constitutional Court judges. The president can also veto laws, though Parliament can override the veto with a simple majority, and challenge them at the Constitutional Court. The head of state also has the right to pardon convicts.

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