Domestic Policies

Interior Minister Kalinak Survives Another No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) will retain his post, as the Opposition failed to oust him for the third time on Wednesday, garnering only 53 votes from the 128 MPs present for its motion of no-confidence in Parliament.

This time the Opposition wanted to oust Kalinak over his repeated failures in the post of interior minister. The vote on Wednesday morning took place following a more than 13-hour-long debate that began at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

All the present MPs from the governing parties Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid backed Kalinak, while only Martin Fedor of Most-Hid abstained from the vote.

Meanwhile, Kalinak’s ouster was supported by MPs from Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), OLaNO, We Are Family and Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS).

With one break between 2010-2012, Kalinak has been holding the post of interior minister since 2006.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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