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Slovakian President-elect Peter Pellegrini, left, takes an oath next to Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan at the ceremonial inaugural session of Parliament in the building of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, was inaugurated Saturday, June 15, as the president of Slovakia, succeeding Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Slovakian President-elect Peter Pellegrini, left, takes an oath next to Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan at the ceremonial inaugural session of Parliament in the building of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, was inaugurated Saturday, June 15, as the president of Slovakia, succeeding Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

FILE - Slovakia's President elect Peter Pellegrini speaks during joint press statements with incumbent President Zuzana Caputova at the presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, was inaugurated Saturday, June 15, as the president of Slovakia, succeeding Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

FILE - Slovakia's President elect Peter Pellegrini speaks during joint press statements with incumbent President Zuzana Caputova at the presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, was inaugurated Saturday, June 15, as the president of Slovakia, succeeding Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)