We have
left Poland and have entered Slovakia! Today I’m going to tell you something
more about the politics of this country. Slovakia is a Republic; this means
that they have a president. The government and president have to be elected.
The fact that they elect their politicians means that they’re a democratic
country. The president of Slovakia is Ivan Gašparovič. He was elected as president on 17th
of April 2004 and then re-elected on 22nd of March 2009. He’s a much
loved person and this shows when you’re walking down the street. There are a
lot of pictures of him because the people like him and they like the way he
handles things.
Because we
were a little bit tired of the trip, we decided to sleep on the first day. So
we began our tour of Slovakia the second day. We went to Bratislava, that’s the
capital of Slovakia. Because of my interest in the politics of Slovakia, I
suggested to visit the embassy of Belgium. That embassy is located in
Bratislava. They were very excited because we were young girls with an interest
for politics, not only for shopping. It was a very interesting visit because we
received a lot of information.
People in
Slovakia are very sensitive when it comes to Slovenia and Slovakia. In the pas
there were two big countries, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. They broke into
several smaller states. Two of them have similar names: Slovakia and Slovenia.
Their names are similar but they have a different past. Slovakia rose from the
Czechoslovakia and Slovenia from Yugoslavia. Slovenia suffered of a war
conflict but Slovakia separated from Czechoslovakia in a peaceful way. That’s
why people in Slovakia don’t like it when you mix up those two states.
That was it
for today! I hope that you have learned a little bit more about the politics of
this country. There’s only a little I can tell, so I recommend a visit to this
country!
Xoxo, Anou
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