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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Herak Gives Up Seat in Parliament, Denies Charges

Herak Gives Up Seat in Parliament, Denies Charges

Bratislava, June 9 (TASR) – I’ve yielded my seat in Parliament, Independent MP Jan Herak told a press conference on Wednesday. Herak is facing charges of sexual abuse of a minor. With his decision he wants to protect his family, denying the charges. Herak says that the media have made

Pcolinsky and Pcolinska to Vote for Mikulec's Ouster, Doesn't Have Their Trust

Pcolinsky and Pcolinska to Vote for Mikulec's Ouster, Doesn't Have Their Trust

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – Chairman of the We Are Family parliamentary caucus Peter Pcolinsky and MP of the same coalition party Adriana Pcolinska will vote for the dismissal of Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO), TASR learnt on Tuesday. The opposition Smer-SD party plans to initiate an extraordinary session with a

Survey: Only 17.2 percent Trust Government to Manage Coronavirus Pandemic

Survey: Only 17.2 percent Trust Government to Manage Coronavirus Pandemic

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – Only a total of 17.2 percent of people trust the Government to manage the novel coronavirus pandemic, while the figure stood at 56.2 percent at the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020, according to a ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’ survey carried out by

Minister Mikulec Enjoys Trust of Both OLaNO and For the People

Minister Mikulec Enjoys Trust of Both OLaNO and For the People

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) has the full confidence of the OLaNO parliamentary caucus, caucus chairman Michal Sipos told TASR on Friday, adding that the minister consistently defends the public interest and is a guarantee of the police’s independence. “We see [Smer-SD leader] Robert Fico’

Fico and Pellegrini Want to Oust Interior Minister

Fico and Pellegrini Want to Oust Interior Minister

Bratislava, June 3 (TASR) – Opposition Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico wants to initiate a special parliamentary session with a no-confidence motion against Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) as the sole point on the agenda. Fico has reacted in this way to the detention of head of the Interior Ministry’s

Remisova Withdraws Lehotsky's Nomination for Parliamentary Vice-chair Post

Remisova Withdraws Lehotsky's Nomination for Parliamentary Vice-chair Post

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – Tomas Lehotsky (For the People) probably won’t become a parliamentary vice-chair, as his nomination for such a post has been withdrawn by Vice-premier and head of the For the People party Veronika Remisova, several sources have confirmed for TASR. Prior to the Government meeting on

President: We Must Create Better Working Conditions for Carers via Law

President: We Must Create Better Working Conditions for Carers via Law

Rimavska Sobota, June 1 (TASR) – Slovakia needs a new law on long-term care for the elderly that would provide better working conditions for Slovak care-givers, said President Zuzana Caputova following her meeting with carers during a visit to Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region) on Tuesday. “This is a very important