Fico Withdraws Motion to Recall Taraba. He Gave the Coalition Time to Reach an Agreement
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However, the elections would also damage Robert Fico's image.
Prime Minister Robert Fico has asked President Petr Pellegrini for time and political space to resolve the dispute over Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba and announced that he is withdrawing his proposal to dismiss him from September 15. On Sunday, the prime minister openly admitted for the first time that if the coalition dispute is not resolved, early elections could be called in January.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that the country could hold early parliamentary elections as early as January 2027 if the coalition partners are unable to guarantee the stable functioning of the government and a majority in parliament. Fico, appearing on TA3 television, said that the leader of the Slovak People's Party (SNS) Andrej Danko and the Minister of Environment […]
If Robert Fico is talking about the election in January, it doesn't have to be just scaremongering. It would be difficult to manage by the proper deadline, it would be just agony, says political scientist Tomáš Koziak.
Fico takes announced step in Tomáš Taraba case Government office warns of risk to parliamentary majority Coalition partners face further negotiations
According to its chairman Robert Fico (Smer), the Slovak government is at risk of losing its parliamentary majority, or possibly early elections. The reason is the planned replacement of Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba. His end is demanded by the smallest coalition partner, the right-wing Slovak National Party (SNS), behind which Taraba entered the government. As expected, Fico informed President Peter Pellegrini on Monday that he was withdraw…
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