Outgoing Slovakian President, Andrej Kiska, on Wednesday said that he would form a new political party. “Slovakia wants a change,’’ the 56-year-old leader said in a video on his Facebook page.
Speculation over the millionaire’s future political plans has been rife since he declared in 2018 that he would not seek a second term but would stay active in politics.
The country’s next president, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova, won a convincing victory in an election on Saturday.
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Kiska had backed Caputova during her campaign.
“We won these elections,’’ Kiska said in the video.
“Now we must win the parliamentary elections.
“Therefore, I am founding a political party.’’
Caputova is due to take office on June 15. (NAN)
