Slovakia is seeking to crack down on its domestic media with a new law, ahead of a presidential election run-off later this month.
The revisions to the country's press code come amid threats against journalists, and an election campaign between EU commission vice-president, the Smer-backed candidate Maros Sefcovic and liberal anti-corruption lawyer, Zuzana Caputova.
Among those supporting the media clampdown is disgraced Smer...
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