Former Slovak Prime Minister and head of leftist SMER - Social Democracy party Robert Fico looks up during an interview with The Associated Press prior his election rally in Michalovce, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Fico, who led Slovakia from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, might reclaim the prime minister's office after the Sept. 30 election. He and his left-wing Direction ("Smer")-Social Democracy party have campaigned on a clear pro-Russian and anti-American message. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) MICHALOVCE – A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to...