The Slovak parliament passed a vote of no confidence in Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment Tomáš Taraba. This decision could seriously affect the stability of Robert Fico’s government coalition, UNN reports, citing TASR.
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Reuters, in turn, уточнює that lawmakers from the Slovak National Party, which is part of the governing coalition and had previously nominated Taraba for the post, voted alongside the opposition to dismiss Taraba.
The junior party in Slovakia’s left-nationalist coalition voted alongside the parliamentary opposition on Tuesday to dismiss the minister, increasing the likelihood of the collapse of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s pro-Russian government and the holding of early elections
It is noted that under the Slovak Constitution, after parliament passes a vote of no confidence in a member of the government, the head of state must dismiss the minister.
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The day before, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that early parliamentary elections could be held as early as January due to a conflict within the governing coalition.
Fico called the current coalition the most difficult of all those he has had to lead. The next parliamentary elections in Slovakia are due to take place in September 2027.