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Designated Premier Pellegrini Proposes Tomas Drucker as Interior Minister

Designated Premier Pellegrini Proposes Tomas Drucker as Interior Minister

Bratislava, March 20 (TASR) – Designated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) proposed incumbent Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) to lead the Interior Ministry. The emptied chair of health minister should be taken over by current state secretary at the Health Ministry, Andrea Kalavska, TASR learnt at a press conference

Bugar: I See No Reason for Snap Election

Bugar: I See No Reason for Snap Election

Bratislava, March 20 (TASR) – Leader of the coalition Most-Hid party Bela Bugar doesn’t see a reason for an early election at the moment, as 79 MPs have clearly declared support for a new government, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Responding to President Andrej Kiska’s decision not to appoint designated

President Kiska Rejects Pellegrini's New Cabinet

President Kiska Rejects Pellegrini's New Cabinet

Bratislava, March 20 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska announced on Tuesday that he won’t appoint a new cabinet in the composition that was proposed to him by designated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), TASR learnt on the same day. Kiska conveyed specific objections to Pellegrini and asked him to come

SaS: Jozef Raz Jr. Can't Ensure Proper Investigation into Journalist Murder

SaS: Jozef Raz Jr. Can't Ensure Proper Investigation into Journalist Murder

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party doesn’t believe that incoming Interior Minister Jozef Raz Jr. can ensure a proper investigation into the double murder of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, TASR learnt from party spokesperson Katarina Svrcekova on Monday. “Just as (ex-prime minister and

Smer-SD Nominates Raz, Rasi and Lassakova as New Cabinet Members

Smer-SD Nominates Raz, Rasi and Lassakova as New Cabinet Members

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – Jozef Raz Jr., incumbent general secretary at the Health Ministry’s Service Office, is set to become the new interior minister, stated senior coalition Smer-SD head Robert Fico after a party presidium session on Monday. Fico added that the presidium also supported Peter Pellegrini as a

Most-Hid Sends Gal, Solymos and Ersek to Pellegrini's Government

Most-Hid Sends Gal, Solymos and Ersek to Pellegrini's Government

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – Gabor Gal (Most-Hid), who has been leading the party’s caucus in Parliament, will become justice minister, TASR learnt on Monday. Meanwhile, Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) will continue to lead the Environment Ministry and he’ll also become vice-premier, and Arpad Ersek will continue as the head

SNS Wants Its Ministers to Continue in New Government, Pellegrini Agrees

SNS Wants Its Ministers to Continue in New Government, Pellegrini Agrees

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – The Slovak National Party (SNS) isn’t changing its nominees, as it wants them to continue their ministerial positions in the emerging government, SNS chair Andrej Danko told designated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), adding that the SNS caucus is united on this matter. Pellegrini accepts