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Slovakian protesters call for early elections

Slovakian protesters call for early elections
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Thousands gathered in the Slovakian capital Bratislava on Friday for anti-government protests following the murders of an investigative reporter and his fiancee.

Thousands gathered in the Slovakian capital Bratislava on Friday for anti-government protests following the murders of an investigative reporter and his fiancee.

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The deaths of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova on the eve of their wedding in February this year have sparked a political crisis in the eastern European country, with protesters calling for early elections.

Many demonstrators stopped to light a candle at a memorial set up for Kusnirova and Kuciak, whose work promarily involved investigating the tax affairs of several businessmen with connections to top-level Slovak politicians.

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