A couple walks by a poster for former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
FILE - Presidential candidate Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, arrives at his election headquarters to acknowledge the preliminary results of the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Ivan Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
FILE - Presidential candidate Ivan Korcok and his wife Sona cast their votes during the first round of the presidential election in Senec, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
A street musician plays the violin next to a poster for former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
FILE - Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, smiles before casting his vote during the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Ivan Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
A woman walks past a poster for Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
FILE - Presidential candidate Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, arrives at his election headquarters to acknowledge the preliminary results of the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Ivan Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
A poster for former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
FILE - Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, answers questions to the media after casting his vote during the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Ivan Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
FILE - Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, smiles after casting his vote during the first round of the presidential election in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Ivan Korcok, a pro-western career diplomat and Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday, April 6, 2024, to determine who succeeds Zuzana Caputova, the country's first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek/File)
People drink coffee by a poster for Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Pedestrians are reflected in a poster for former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Pedestrians walk past a poster for Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Guard of honor marches in front of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia on Friday, April 5, 2024. A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff on Saturday to determine who will be the next head of state. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)