US EditionSlovakia's Fico agrees deal with partners for control of government ministries to bolster coalition
- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has agreed to a cabinet reshuffle that gives his Smer party control of more ministries to stabilize the government coalition.
- Fico's two junior coalition partners, Hlas and the Slovak National Party, will each give up control of one ministry to Smer.
- The changes aim to help Fico regain a parliamentary majority by negotiating with rebel lawmakers who have broken away from the coalition partners.
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Slovakia’s PM Reshuffles Government To Preserve Coalition Stability
Left without a parliamentary majority, Slovakian sovereignist prime minister Robert Fico has taken the first step to manage the crisis surrounding his government, prompted by internal squabbles within its two junior coalition parties. On Wednesday, February 19th, the PM announced a government reshuffle: his party, the left-wing nationalist Smer, will take control of two ministries that have, to date, been under the control of his junior partners…
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Slovakia's Fico agrees deal with partners for control of government ministries to bolster coalition
Slovakia's ruling coalition partners have agreed a deal with populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to give up one ministry each as part of a government reshuffle.
Slovakia managed to resolve a protracted coalition crisis on Wednesday. The leaders of the government parties Směr, Hlas and the Slovak National Party (SNS) agreed to change the coalition agreement and redistribute ministries. The winner of the agreement is Fico's Směr party, which gained two more ministries. The agreement averted the threat of early parliamentary elections in Slovakia.
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