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“My heartfelt congratulations to Peter Pellegrini on his overwhelming victory at the Slovak presidential elections,” he wrote. “A big win for the people of Slovakia and a big win for the advocates of peace all around Europe! Blahoželáme, pán prezident (Congratulations, Mr. President)!” Earlier in the day, Slovak news outlet Aktuality reported that Pellegrini had been elected president with 53% of the vote, defeating former Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok (44.58%) in the second round of election on April 6. His victory consolidates the grip of the ruling coalition led by pro-Russian Prime Minister…

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