Slovak coalition frays with minister's removal, early election mooted
The motion passed 77-0, and Robert Fico said an early election could follow if parliament approves a supermajority.
- The vote exposed tensions within Prime Minister Robert Fico’s three-party coalition and raised doubts about whether the government could survive until the scheduled election.
- Fico said he would consult the leadership of Smer–Slovak Social Democracy and raised the possibility of an early election in January, which would require parliamentary supermajority approval.
- A government collapse would not automatically trigger an election because Slovakia’s constitution favors forming another cabinet; Fico may instead rebuild the coalition.
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The main coalition in Slovakia's "Smere" party claimed that there would be no early parliamentary elections after the resignation of Vice-Premier Thomas Taraba.
It was the first time in Slovakia in 33 years that a parliamentary vote of no confidence resulted in the dismissal of a minister.
Slovak coalition frays with minister's removal, early election mooted
Sept 29 (Reuters) - A junior party in Slovakia's leftist-nationalist coalition voted with the parliamentary opposition to dismiss a minister on Tuesday, raising the possibility that pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico's government could collapse and an early election be held.
While Romania has been going through a political crisis for months, Slovakia has taken the first step towards instability by removing a minister, a move that could take down Prime Minister Robert Fico's coalition. The Slovak Parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of the resignation of Environment Minister Tomas Taraba, who also holds the post of Deputy Prime Minister, in a move that threatens the majority...
The own party also voted in favour of the dismissal of Tomas Tarabas. Prime Minister Fico has been at the head of a nationalist three-party coalition since 2023, which has a thin majority of three seats in parliament.
A political crisis is deepening in the government of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after parliament voted no confidence in the environment minister on Tuesday.
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