Ivan Korcok, Pro-EU Candidate For Slovakian Presidency, Holds Rally After First-Round Election Win

PRESOV, SLOVAKIA - MARCH 26: A view on Ivan Korcok's pre-election billboard in a public space photographed on March 26, 2024 in Presov, Slovakia. Ivan Korcok, a retired diplomat working in public service under all previous governments of Slovak republic and as a former foreign minister, earned the most votes in this weekend's first-round presidential election, beating the current speaker of parliament, Peter Pellegrini. Mr Pellegrini is considered to be an ally of the populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. A runoff for the presidency, which does not wield many executive powers but has a role in appointments and can shape political debate, will be held April 6. (Photo by Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images)