Slovak PM Fico says government may lose majority over spat in coalition partner
Fico said the dispute could strip his government of its three-seat majority and force an early election.
- On Friday, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned his government could lose its narrow majority in parliament due to infighting within the junior ruling SNS party, threatening his position a year before an election.
- SNS chief Andrej Danko demanded the replacement of Environment Minister Tomas Taraba, whom his party had originally nominated; Taraba hinted at forming a new group with other deputies, which would cost the government its three-seat majority.
- Fico said Friday he would retract his proposal to sack Taraba if the party reaches agreement, asking Danko and Taraba to "announce guarantees for maintaining the majority."
- Infighting within the ruling coalition risks potential government collapse, while an election could be brought forward if a super-majority of parliamentarians agrees despite uncertain polling outcomes.
- Fico remains an outlier in the European Union over his pro-Russian views, claiming NATO could provoke a war with Russia—a stance contrary to Western intelligence reports regarding Moscow.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizzo said on Friday that his government could lose its slim majority in parliament due to a conflict in one of the smaller parties in the ruling coalition.
The governing coalition in Slovakia is at risk of losing its parliamentary majority due to the planned replacement of Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico. Fico threatened on Friday that he would eventually withdraw the motion to dismiss Taraba, which he submitted to the head of state last week.
The governing coalition in Slovakia is at risk of losing its parliamentary majority due to the planned replacement of Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico. Fico threatened today that he would eventually withdraw the motion to dismiss Taraba, which he submitted to the head of state last week. Taraba, whose removal from office as a minister has been demanded by the smallest ruling party, the SNS, had previousl…
The government crisis in the environment ministry is gaining momentum. The Prime Minister is telling both Andrej Danko and Tomáš Tarab that there will be no replacement without guarantees in parliament.
The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico (Smer-SD) asks the Minister of the Environment Tomáš Tarabu (SNS nominee) for the guarantee of maintaining the coalition majority in the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic. He is ready to withdraw the application to remove Tarabu from office if he does not receive guarantees of the normal functioning of the government and the parliamentary majority. TASR was informed about this by t…
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