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      "id": 103847,
      "date": "2002-11-07",
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      "title": "Slovakia: 2002 Elections",
      "summary": "In their recent parliamentary elections, Slovaks surprised most outside observers by renewing\nthe\nmandate of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and providing him with a more coherent governing\ncoalition. The outcome may prove decisive in determining the country's foreign policy outlook. \nSlovakia is among the nine countries bidding for invitations to join NATO at the alliance's\nNovember 2002 Prague summit, and the ten leading candidate countries for European Union\nmembership. Although no formal decision has yet been made on the selection of NATO candidate\ncountries, U.S. and allied officials made clear during the months leading up to the election that a\nreturn to power of former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar or his party, the Movement for a\nDemocratic Slovakia, would likely preclude an invitation to Slovakia at Prague. NATO's\nenlargement will be subject to Senate ratification. This report may be updated as events warrant.",
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