Slovak PM Agrees to Early Election After Plan for New Cabinet Fails
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- 17 Jan 2023
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Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Tuesday he would start discussions on holding early elections after his attempt to find a majority in parliament following a lost no-confidence vote failed.
The European Union and NATO member country's government lost the no-confidence vote in December after its former ruling partner, the libertarian Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, joined opposition parties to defeat the cabinet.
Heger tried to cobble together a new majority in the increasingly fractious 150-seat parliament, where a number of parties saw defections in recent months, but threw in the towel after the SaS rejected negotiations on Tuesday.
"With today, I consider all attempts to establish a new 76 (majority) to be closed," Heger said in an emailed statement.
He said he would invite political leaders of his former coalition for talks on Wednesday on holding polls later this year, before a regular election due in February 2024. Read More…
