Former prime minister Robert Fico said he would try to form a government and fulfil his pledge to protect the working class on Saturday after exit polls showed his leftist Smer party had won Slovakia's general election.
Two exit polls released after balloting stations closed showed Smer won 37.3-39.6 percent of the vote, just short of a majority in the 150-seat parliament.
A government led by the pro-European, 47-year-old lawyer would please Slovakia's euro zone partners, who were upset by the outgoing coalition's refusal to contribute to the first bailout of Greece and the delaying of a plan to strengthen a euro zone rescue fund last year.
For more: UPDATE 3-Slovak left takes wide lead in election | Reuters
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