President: the 50-day ban on polls likely to be unconstitutional

"The period is too long and is unprecedented in Europe," said Slovak president Čaputová. reacting to the adoption of a controversial bill extending the ban on public opinion polls before the elections. According to this bill, the ban on publishing polls extends from 14 to 50 days. This motion is also criticised by the Ombudswoman Mária Patakyová, who via her social network stated: "It would limit the public's right to information and freedom of speech". According to the ombudswoman, the current ban on polls already teeters on the edge of constitutionality, as evidenced by the fact that a 14-day ban is rather rare in Europe. Besides the parliamentary opposition, PM Peter Pellegrini and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák, whose "mother party" SMER-SD initiated the bill, criticize it too.