Conservative-led coalition government in Slovakia Edward Hegersuccumbed this Thursday to the no-confidence motion initiated by the formation. Freedom and Solidarity (SaS)a former Liberal coalition partner, after a vote in the Bratislava Parliament.
The fall of the centre-right Executive, which has been in power in a minority since September, was supported by liberals and the rest of the opposition. National Council, Together they added 78 votes, while the minimum required for the proposal to develop was 76.
In the absence of a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to be cut, the head of state, Zuzana Kaputova He will now have to nominate a new candidate to form a government that will take over the country for the remaining fourteen months until the next elections.
The country’s president can only go on dissolve parliament after three attempts by three persons of his own choosing to form a Director with the approval of the Chamber, all fail, which may take up to six months.
But Caputova said a few days ago that “the current situation threatens to worsen the political crisis. democracy crisisTherefore, “it is preferable that citizens be allowed to elect their representatives”.
The government planned to submit the general budgets to Parliament for approval last Friday. the decline forces them to expand the processing of government accounts in a difficult time due to rising energy prices.
The entire opposition, from liberals to ultra-nationalists to social democrats, supported the resolution legitimized by SaS. The “chaotic” behavior of the government, As noted today by its leader and former Minister of Economy Richard Sulik.
Speaker of Parliament and leader of the right-wing populist government formation We Are Family (Sme Rodina), Boris Kollar publicly apologized today for the “chaos created by his government”.
When he came to power, he had the support of the executive. 96 seats It lost almost a quarter of the 150 total members in the National Council, missing seven seats from the absolute majority.
SaS left the coalition, accusing Heger of approving anti-inflation measures without consulting him; this was also what happened during the purchase of Russian Sputnik vaccines during the pandemic.
This unbalanced administration, unaware of the vaccinations of the coalition partners, cost the prime minister of the time his head. Igor Matovic, Architect of this contract with Russian drugs and who had to resign to take on the Finance portfolio.
But his persistence in the coalition cabinet has undermined the way the Executive manages issues. inner conflict from its members.
While SaS has managed to topple the Execution, it will be difficult to find a replacement approved by it. 76 votes of the National Council, very divided
As such, political observers June 2023 early general electionseight months earlier than expected.