BRATISLAVA, June 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Monday.
BOND AUCTION
The finance ministry's Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) will auction six-year, 3.5 percent-coupon state bonds. Fourth tranche of the paper.
SAS NEWS CONFERENCE ON PLANS
The liberal right-wing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), which will be the third strongest in the parliament, based on June 12 election result, will hold a news conference on its plans, agenda.
PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC MEETS PM FICO
President Ivan Gasparovic was expected to meet with Prime Minister Robert Fico and ask him to try to form a government, following SMER's victory in Saturday's election. Fico's chances were slim as centre-right parties won majority.
RIGHT WINS VOTE, SET TO OUST LEFTIST PM
Centre-right parties won a majority in Slovakia's election at the weekend and looked set to oust Prime Minister Robert Fico with a coalition focused on cutting the budget gap and mending ties with neighbour Hungary.
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PM FICO SAYS WANTS TO TRY TO FORM GOVT
Slovak leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday he would try to form a new cabinet despite election results showing centre-right opposition parties had won a majority in parliament.
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PRESIDENT WANTS PM FICO TO TRY TO FORM GOVT
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic said on Sunday he wanted Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose leftist party SMER won the most votes in a general election on Saturday, to try to form a new government.
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KEY POLITICAL RISKS TO WATCH AFTER SLOVAK ELECTION
A group of four Slovak centre-right opposition parties began talks to create a ruling coalition on Sunday to replace leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico after they won a majority in a parliamentary election.
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SLOVAK VOTE GOOD FOR HUNGARY AND BUDGET ISSUES
Slovak voters' decision to boot out Prime Minister Robert Fico's centre-left cabinet could help to improve relations with neighbouring Hungary and restart economic reforms that made the country an investor's darling.
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APRIL TRADE SURPLUS BEATS EXPECTATIONS
Slovak foreign trade balance showed a much bigger than expected a surplus of 340.5 million euros in April, compared with a revised 197.2 million euro surplus in March, the Statistics Office said on Friday.
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CENTRE-RIGHT STARTS NEGOTIATIONS, REJECTS FICO
Four centre-right parties, seen oustin Prime Minister Robert Fico cabinet after winning majority Saturday's election, have started negotiations aimed to seal a coalition deal. All rejected talks with Fico, who will try to form the cabinet as the first one.
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