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Slovakia's parliament has narrowly voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger. This could trigger early elections. A last-ditch offer of the finance minister's resignation did not assuage the opposition.
Slovakia's government narrowly lost a confidence motion in parliament on Thursday, making snap elections at least a possibility.
Seventy-eight of parliament's 150 MPs voted in favor of the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition.
The minority government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger was formed of a coalition of three parties.
In a last-ditch effort to survive the vote, Heger's government had offered the resignation of its finance minister, Igor Matovic, as some political opponents had demanded. But it did not sway the outcome.
Heger's government lost its majority, and one of its allies, three months ago, when the Freedom and Solidarity Party withdrew from the coalition.
Without control of parliament, the government had been failing to push its 2023 budget through parliament, with just a few days left in the calendar year.
President Zuzana Caputova must now appoint a new prime minister — in theory she could seek out a different group of ministers from different parties, or even ask Heger to try to form another government. Should she decide neither option is viable, Caputova could recommend new elections, which would then also need approval from parliament.
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Slovakia's government narrowly lost a confidence motion in parliament on Thursday, making snap elections at least a possibility.
Seventy-eight of parliament's 150 MPs voted in favor of the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition.
The minority government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger was formed of a coalition of three parties.
In a last-ditch effort to survive the vote, Heger's government had offered the resignation of its finance minister, Igor Matovic, as some political opponents had demanded. But it did not sway the outcome.
Heger's government lost its majority, and one of its allies, three months ago, when the Freedom and Solidarity Party withdrew from the coalition.
Without control of parliament, the government had been failing to push its 2023 budget through parliament, with just a few days left in the calendar year.
President Zuzana Caputova must now appoint a new prime minister — in theory she could seek out a different group of ministers from different parties, or even ask Heger to try to form another government. Should she decide neither option is viable, Caputova could recommend new elections, which would then also need approval from parliament.
Full Story : HERE
No confidence vote topples Slovakia coalition government – DW – 12/15/2022
Slovakia's parliament has narrowly voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger. This could trigger early elections. A last-ditch offer of the finance minister's resignation did not assuage the opposition.
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