In Pictures: Slovaks Vote in Watershed Election

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The centre-left SMER-SD is fighting to keep its grip on power as parties from all sides of the political spectrum try to harness voter disenchantment in a country known for the entrenchment of oligarchs in politics.

The fallout from Kuciak's murder includes revelations of alleged links between the businessman accused of ordering the hit and senior figures in the police, judiciary and government.

A two-week moratorium on pre-election polls in Slovakia makes voter intention hard to pin down. The latest surveys reported by Slovak media put SMER-SD in front, with the populist-conservative Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLANO) and far-right Kotleba - People's Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) jockeying for second and third place.

However, a survey jointly conducted by the Focus and AKO polling agencies — the results of which were published this week by Czech media and widely shared on social media — shows OLANO jumping into first place.

If the anti-corruption OLANO party led by Igor Matovic does well on Saturday, SMER-SD could lose its first parliamentary election since 2006.

Matovic has vowed to take responsibility for the country and put together a pro-EU, democratic coalition that would fight corruption and respect the rule of law.

Liberal and progressive parties that campaigned on a promise to restore "decency" to politics...