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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Prime Minister Robert Fico (Směr) may not dismiss Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba after all, despite the Slovak National Party (SNS), which nominated him to the position, demanding it under the coalition agreement. In a statement published on Facebook on Friday, Fico admitted that replacing the minister would cost the coalition its parliamentary majority and asked SNS leader Andrej Danko for guarantees that the government would not lose its ma…
Slovak PM Fico says government may lose majority over spat in coalition partner
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday his leftist-nationalist government could lose its narrow majority in parliament because of a dispute in a junior ruling party that threatens its position a year before an election.
The last bastion may fall, Robert Fico is in huge trouble: he may suffer the same fate as Viktor Orbán, a government crisis has erupted in Slovakia - early elections may also be possible.
The Slovak government coalition has entered another dispute that could threaten its narrow majority in parliament. Andrej Danek's SNS continues to demand the dismissal of Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba, but Prime Minister Robert Fico warns that his departure from the government could deprive the cabinet of the necessary votes.
The government of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico could fall due to a dispute with a coalition partner. This was warned on Friday by Fico himself, who has been trying for months to quell internal fighting in the far-right and pro-Russian Slovak National...
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday that his left-wing nationalist orientation government could lose a fragile majority in parliament because of a dispute in one of the coalition's smaller parties, a situation that threatens his position a year before the elections. Mr Fico, an atypical figure in the European Union because of [...]
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