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	Mikuláš Dzurinda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dzurinda was born on February 4, 1955 in the eastern Slovak village Spišský Štvrtok.
		Dzurinda was appointed Slovakia's prime minister for the first time in October 1998, leading five previous opposition parties united as the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK) and defeating the government of Vladimír Mečiar at the polls.
		The reformist course of Dzurinda's policies was confirmed by a mandate he was given by electors in the 2002 general election to form his second government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mikulas_Dzurinda (961 words)

	Curriculum Vitae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mikuláš Dzurinda is Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic.
		The reform course of Mikuláš Dzurinda's politics was upheld in the 2002 elections when he received a mandate from the Slovak electorate to form his second Government.
		Mikuláš Dzurinda was born on February 4, 1955, in the eastern Slovak village of Spišský Štvrtok.
	www.government.gov.sk /dzurinda_en/ktoje/zivotopis.php3 (647 words)

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		Dzurinda's popularity even among his core well educated, urban supporters, has declined since 2002 when his four-party coalition began creaking due to what his detractors inside the government called a dictatorial streak.
		In a bizarre outburst in 2003, Dzurinda accused a group of businessmen, journalists and politicians of plotting against him and sacked a high-ranking intelligence official who he said was leading the plot.
		Dzurinda dismisses talk of his imminent departure, saying he aims to repeat the trick from four and eight years ago when he came from behind to defeat rivals such as autocratic former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar.
	www.freshplaza.com /2006/18apr/ec2_sk_boomingeconomy.htm (654 words)

	The Members of Government of the Slovak Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mikulas Dzurinda was born on February 4, 1955, in Spissky Stvrtok, Kosice region.
		In 1993 Dzurinda attended a six-week course at the Adam Smith Institute and at the Economical Relations Institute in London.
		Dzurinda began his professional career at the Traffic Research Institute in Zilina where he worked in the sector of economical research (1979-1990), from 1988 as the head of the Automated Managing Systems.
	www.government.gov.sk /VLADA/VLADA_1998/CLENOVIA/en_predseda_1998.shtml (256 words)

	BUCHAREST DAILY NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda conceded defeat and said that although Fico "has won (the vote), the reforms should continue," referring to the changes that brought the country to the EU and NATO.
		Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Movement received 18.4 percent of the votes, according to the agency, which is responsible for counting the ballots.
		But it was a stinging rebuke to the center-right government of Dzurinda, whose belt-tightening brought the ex-communist nation into the European Union, yet slashed health care and social benefits to millions.
	www.daily-news.ro /article_detail.php?idarticle=27626 (463 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Slovak left promises reforms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dzurinda, eastern Europe's longest-serving leader after eight years at the helm, refused to accept defeat.
		The combined vote for Dzurinda's Democratic and Christian Union and his two most obvious allies was just over 38%, and he would need one more partner to gain a majority in the 150-seat parliament if Fico fails in his bid.
		Dzurinda urged the two parties - the Ethnic Hungarian Party and the Christian Democrats - to stick together, keep Slovakia on the reform path and resist Fico's approaches.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/8AF09552-9928-4FA0-B0EB-648FD1B16437.htm (452 words)

	Slovakia's Dzurinda calls for early election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bratislava - Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda on Tuesday proposed an early election to resolve a government crisis triggered by the breakup of his ruling coalition.
		Dzurinda's right-wing government lost three cabinet members and 21 per cent of its parliament deputies when the Christian Democrats (KDH) angrily quit the coalition Monday.
		Dzurinda had opposed the treaty for giving preferential treatment to Catholics, whom the KDH represents, and he criticized Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic of KDH for drafting the agreement without input from other cabinet members.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /europe/printer_1095530.php (283 words)

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		Dzurinda, trying for a record third term, took the ex-communist nation of 5.4 million into the European Union in 2004, carried out seeeping tax and welfare reforms and plans to take Slovakia into the euro zone in 2009.
		Dzurinda's tough free-market reforms have brought billions of euros in foreign investment and turned Slovakia into one of Europe's fastest-growing economies.
		A hard-working campaigner known for late comebacks, Dzurinda has criss-crossed the country trying to convince voters that prosperity is just around the corner and that reforms must be completed to allow Slovaks to compete in a global economy.
	www.kuwaittimes.net /international.asp?dismode=article&artid=523226136 (442 words)

	CER \| Slovakia: The year 2000 in review
		With Vlado and his partners sidelined, the Dzurinda coalition fell to squabbling among themselves, over control of state-owned industries, over the distribution of cabinet seats, over measures to protect ethnic minoritites.
		Dzurinda's problems would be considerably eased if he had the secure backing of a sizeable political bloc within Parliament.
		Dzurinda became acting President, while Migaš took on the powers of approval of legislation.
	www.ce-review.org /00/43/roundup43slovakia.html (1930 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dzurinda, seeking to become the first eastern European prime minister to lead three consecutive governments, is so far behind the main opposition party, Smer, that even reconstituting the three-party coalition that has governed for four years may fail to fend off Smer's challenge, opinion polls show.
		Dzurinda's SDKU had 11.4 percent, its current coalition partner, SMK, had 8.6 percent and the Christian Democrats, which quit the coalition in February and precipitated the early elections, had 10.1 percent.
		Dzurinda, 51, is the longest-serving prime minister among the eight eastern European nations that joined the EU two years ago.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=ainJOCfefPJk&refer=top_world_news (925 words)

	Central Europe Review - Austria: Commotion in Three-Four Time
		Mikuláš Dzurinda began as party spokesman, then became leader, and finally became head of the SDK after it changed into a full political party.
		Amongst the pro-coalition faction was Čarnogurský's part of the KDH and the conservative DS; amongst the "unionists" were Dzurinda's part of the KDH and the majority of the liberals from the DU.
		This demanded that KDH officials stop attacking the SDK and Mikuláš Dzurinda in the media and invited the representatives of the Christian-Democrat platform in the SDK, together with Mikuláš Dzurinda, to use the possibilities of joint membership and take part in the formation of a single party.
	www.ce-review.org /00/6/frank6.html (1411 words)

	Slovak social democratic opposition claims election victory
		Slovak social democratic leader Robert Fico claimed election victory over conservative Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda on Sunday and said he would try to form a government that would aim to roll back economic and social reforms.
		Dzurinda's party was second with 18.4 percent and he could yet stay in power for a record third term if Fico fails to forge a coalition after Saturday's elections, the first in the former communist country since it joined the European Union in 2004.
		The combined vote tally for Dzurinda's Democratic and Christian Union and two possible allies was just over 38 percent, better than pre-election opinion surveys had suggested, but not enough to secure a majority in the 150-seat parliament.
	www.eitb24.com /portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/elections-in-slovakia-slovak-social-democratic-opposition-claims-?itemId=D37952&cl=/eitb24/internacional&idioma=en (247 words)

	Hot spots: Slovakia. \| Marketing & Advertising > Market Research from AllBusiness.com
		Dzurinda is now well into his second term at the helm of a fragile minority coalition government that can count on the support of only 69 deputies in the 150-member parliament.
		Dzurinda's first and second administrations have clone impressively well in getting essential structural reforms legislated which, white they have been painful for much of the population, have turned the economy into one of the best-performing in the region.
		Dzurinda, he is the only Prime Minister still in office among the leaders of countries in Central and Eastern Europe that joined the European Union last May 1.
	www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/365505-1.html (693 words)

	Slovakia Reacts To Bush's Reelection - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said on 3 November upon learning about the victory of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election that the outcome was good for the United States, for Slovakia, and for the world at large, CTK and TASR reported.
		Dzurinda told journalists in Bratislava that "not only the U.S., but the trans-Atlantic alliance and the democratic world need to have as president of the United States a leader who will successfully bring the struggle against international terrorism to an end.
		Separately, Dzurinda sent Bush a letter of congratulations in which he wrote that like the United States, Slovakia is devoted to democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/11/fff9ddbc-a939-4685-92c8-e48d51f4b07f.html (424 words)

	NATO Update: Slovak Prime Minister at NATO HQ - 10 December 2001
		Slovak Prime Minister at NATO HQ Mr Mikulas Dzurinda, the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, met with Lord Robertson on 10 December 2001 just over one month after the Secretary General's visit to Bratislava on 5 November.
		Mr Dzurinda reiterated that NATO membership was a priority for his country and took this opportunity to stress that every effort was being made by the Slovak Republic to meet the standards set out for membership.
		Mikulas Dzurinda, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic (.MP3/3.058Kb)
	www.nato.int /docu/update/2001/1210/e1210a.htm (243 words)

	Slovakia leader hits media on Bush slant - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - February 25, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dzurinda responded by telling the journalists, including one from CNN, that he was "shocked" to see media outlets like CNN and the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) showing "only American soldiers killing people.
		Dzurinda, who grew up under communist oppression in the Soviet bloc, said nations such as his were more supportive of Operation Iraqi Freedom because they remembered communism.
		Dzurinda said he had been meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 9, 2003, when the statue of Saddam was pulled down in Baghdad, signaling the end of the dictator's regime.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20050224-115738-6377r.htm (636 words)

	Slovak leftist leader seeks to form government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dzurinda's party was second with 18.17 percent and he could yet stay in power for a record third term if Fico fails to forge a coalition after Saturday's elections, the first in the former communist country since it joined the European Union in 2004.
		Both Smer and Dzurinda need to woo partners to secure a majority in the 150-seat parliament and weeks of horse-trading may be needed to bridge policy differences and overcome personal animosities between party leaders after a bruising campaign.
		Dzurinda, 51, has pledged to complete reforms that made Slovakia one of Europe's fastest-growing economies and to adopt the euro in 2009.
	www.topix.net /content/reuters/0571127416203143248206152313672781269526 (796 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Slovak Leftists Vow Break with Reforms after Victory
		Dzurinda, eastern Europe's longest serving leader after eight years at the helm, could yet keep power by joining forces with other centre-right parties if Fico fails to find allies.
		The combined vote for Dzurinda's Democratic and Christian Union and his two most obvious allies was just over 38 percent, and he would need one more partner to gain a majority in the 150-seat parliament.
		Dzurinda urged the two parties -- the Ethnic Hungarian Party and the Christian Democrats -- to stick together, keep Slovakian on the reform path and resist Fico's approaches.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-6-18/42878.html (567 words)

	Slovakia Update - European Forum
		Dzurinda would be most unwise to count his chickens before the 2006 elections.
		This is partly a result of the limited relative success of the Dzurinda government since 1998 to take measures to fight corruption within its own ranks, such as the establishment of The Central Coordination Unit to coordinate the anti-corruption strategy between the law enforcement agencies and deal with public complaints.
		Three factors are involved: first, the ANO, the party that has marched shoulder to shoulder with the SDKU secured minimal representation in 2002; second, in January 2004 the party was reduced to leading a minority government; and third, the remaining coalition partners, in particular the KDH and the SMK, are far from cordial.
	www.europeanforum.net /country/slovakia (6440 words)

	Bush challenges Slovak leader to foot race - Boston.com
		President George W. Bush took a look at Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's broken leg on Monday and joked that now would be a good time for a foot race between them.
		WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush took a look at Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's broken leg on Monday and joked that now would be a good time for a foot race between them.
		Dzurinda, who is in a tough campaign for re-election, had surgery on March 4 after suffering a fracture of his lower right leg.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/03/13/bush_challenges_slovak_leader_to_foot_race (294 words)

	Left-wing Smer party comes out on top in Slovak elections
		Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union came second with 18.3 percent in a vote marked by a low turnout of 54.6 percent, according to results published on the Internet by the office.
		Dzurinda was battling for a third term to continue reforms that have brought Slovakia strong economic growth -- at 6.1 percent the highest in central Europe -- but stubbornly high unemployment at 15.5 percent.
		Dzurinda's former coalition partner, the Hungarian Coalition Party, which champions the Hungarian minority of half a million people, came third with 11.8 percent of votes.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=129083 (537 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		In addition, Dzurinda argued that the improvement of Hungarian-Slovakian relations will be “an important element” of the new government’s policies.
		On December 8, Prime Minister Dzurinda revoked the controversial Amnesties which Meciar granted to all suspects involved in the kidnapping of Kovac's son and in the subversion of the 1997 referendum.
		Dzurinda stressed that perpetrators of crimes should not feel safe just because they acted with the consent of state officials; sooner or later, justice will be served.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol8num1-2/constitutionwatch/slovakia.html (2149 words)

	Xinhua - English
		Smer, led by Robert Fico, won the legislative elections with 29.14 percent of the votes, while Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union came as the second with 18.35 percent, the results showed.
		However, Dzurinda, who led the east European country into NATO and the EU in 2004 during his part two terms, said the reforms should "continue".
		Under Dzurinda's government, foreign investment flooded in and the economy chalked up a robust growth of 6.1 percent in 2005, but the free-market economy also resulted in a high unemployment rate and a widening gap between the rich and poor.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-06/18/content_4712606.htm (258 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		On the day the head of the Catholic Church arrived in Bratislava, the Slovak political scene was plunged into turmoil again with the announcement by Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda that he will sack his defense minister.
		Slovakia's prime minister, Mikulas Dzurinda, wants to fire Mojzis due to what he calls a "lack of trust." But Dzurinda's proposal to sack Mojzis failed in a cabinet vote this week.
		Dzurinda is expected to hand President Rudolf Schuster his proposal to sack the defense minister on 16 September.
	www.rferl.org /features/2003/09/12092003165153.asp (534 words)

	16 - 22 September 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dzurinda's efforts to oust Mojzis and Simko, whatever the eventual outcome, may damage Slovakia's image abroad.
		Dzurinda may be acting on behalf of large companies who failed to get past the NBU's strict security checks, suggested Ivo Samson of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association think tank.
		Dzurinda's SDKU and the smallest coalition member, ANO, are backing the prime minister, while the SMK and KDH continue to demand clearer reasons to sack the NBU head.
	www.tol.cz /look/TOLnew/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=50&NrSection=6&NrArticle=10700&ST1=body&ST_T1=wir&ST_PS1=8&ST_AS1=0&ST_LS1=0&ST_max=1 (1049 words)

	Slovaks start voting in legislative elections
		Slovakia was set to go to the polls with centre-right Dzurinda facing an uphill battle to extend his eight years in power.
		Dzurinda, nicknamed "the signalman" after working for the state rail company, has urged voters in the former Soviet Bloc country to prolong his eight years in power in order to keep his reforms on track.
		Dzurinda's reforms are credited with giving Slovakia the highest economic growth in Central Europe -- 6.1 percent in 2005.
	archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=128956 (692 words)

	ViewsWire
		The most striking is that Slovak voters did not punish Mr Dzurinda for his reform efforts, contrary to what opinion polls had predicted, but increased his vote.
		The positive verdict was reinforced by the failure of Social Forum (SF), a breakaway party from the SDKU, to meet the 5% qualifying threshold for seats.
		It is not inconceivable that the HZDS could be brought into a centre-right coalition, led by Mr Dzurinda, fulfilling the role that SF failed to play of providing reformists with a parliamentary majority.
	viewswire.com /index.asp?layout=VWPrintVW3&article_id=200641605&printer=printer (953 words)

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