Murder and Protests Rock a Small European Nation
An outcry over alleged corruption following a shocking double murder has set Slovakia on course for early elections.
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It started with the slaying of a young journalist and his fiancee at their home. Then came street protests not seen since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Now the future direction of another European country is at stake as a prime minister fights for his political life.
How quickly things have changed for Slovakia. A bastion of stability in a region dominated by nationalist governments at odds with the rest of the European Union, the country has been thrust into political turmoil.