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Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (L) welcomes (R-L) leader of the Most-Hid Party, Bela Bugar, leader of the Christian Democrats, Jan Figel , Leader of the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, Richard Sulik , Leader of the Slovak Democratic Christian Union (SDKU), Mikulas Dzurinda , and leader...

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party leader Robert Fico (R) speaks to his party members after a repeated vote on the euro zone rescue fund in Bratislava, October 13, 2011. Slovakia's parliament ratified a plan to bolster the euro zone's...

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Slovak Smer-Social Democracy party leader and former prime minister, Robert Fico, takes part in a press conference in Bratislava on October 13, 2011, after the Parliament ratified the eurozone's debt rescue fund. Slovakia became the last of the 17-member eurozone to ratify an increase...

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Robert Fico chairman of the strongest opposition party Smer-Social Democracy during a parliament session in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Slovakia's Parliament approved Thursday expanding the powers of the EU bailout fund, in a repeat of Tuesday's vote which had failed.

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Slovak Smer-SD leader, Robert Fico votes on October 13, 2011 during a parliamentary session on the eurozone's debt rescue fund in Bratislava. Slovak lawmakers on Thursday approved an increase in the eurozone's EFSF bailout fund to 440 billion euros ($600 billion), which is now fully...

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Robert Fico chairman of the strongest opposition party SMER-Social Democracy holds a press conference at his party's headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Slovakian lawmakers on Tuesday rejected the expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund. After 10...

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico (R) and and the party's deputy chairman Robert Kalinak leave a news conference in Bratislava, October 12, 2011.

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Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Slovak of the left-wing opposition Smer-SD reacts as parliament speaker Richard Sulik opens a parliamentary session on the eurozone's debt rescue fund on October 11, 2011 in Bratislava. Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova tied a key...

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Robert Fico, chairman of the strongest opposition party, SMER-Social Democracy, looks on during a Parliament session during which the lawmakers will vote on approval for more power to the EU bailout fund, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Slovakia is the last eurozone...

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party leader Robert Fico speaks to the media after a repeated vote on the euro zone rescue fund in Bratislava, October 13, 2011.

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico walks into the Slovak parliament before its session for a repeated vote on the euro zone rescue fund in Bratislava October 13, 2011. Slovakia's caretaker government prepared a new...

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Slovak Smer-Social Democracy party leader, Robert Fico (2ndL) reacts during a parliamentary session about vote on the eurozone's debt rescue fund on October 13, 2011 in Bratislava. Slovakia's parliament prepared to reconvene Thursday for a fresh vote on a crucial eurozone rescue fund,...

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico attends a news conference in Bratislava October 12, 2011. Slovak opposition leader Fico and parties in the outgoing Slovak government coalition have reached an agreement to ratify a plan...

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Slovak Smer-Social Democracy party leader Robert Fico speaks during a parliamentary session on the eurozone's rescue fund on October 11, 2011 in Bratislava. Slovak Prime Minister tied a key parliamentary vote on the eurozone's rescue fund to a confidence motion in her coalition...

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Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova (top) listens to Chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico during the vote on the euro zone rescue fund tied with Slovak government confidence vote in Bratislava October 11, 2011.

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Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova (top R) and head of Christian Democrats Jan Figel listen to chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico during the vote on the euro zone rescue fund tied with Slovak government confidence vote in Bratislava October 11, 2011.

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Former Slovak Prime Minister and chairman of the opposition SMER-Social Democracy party leader Robert Fico walks in Slovak Parliament before the vote on the euro zone rescue fund tied with Slovak government confidence vote in Bratislava, October 11, 2011.

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Iveta Radicova (Foreground) walks towards a Government session on October 12, 2011 in Bratislava. Four Slovak parties have agreed to back the eurozone's EFSF bailout fund in a second parliament vote this week, Smer-SD leader Robert Fico, a day after an initial...