Domestic Policies

President Caputova Gives Mandate to Fico to Form Government

From right, President Zuzana Caputova and Smer-SD leader Robert Fico in the Presidential Palace on October 2, 2023 (photo by TASR)

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova on Monday granted Smer-SD chair Robert Fico a mandate to form the government, as Smer-SD won the Saturday's (September 30) parliamentary snap election.
As is customary, the mandate will be time-limited, added Caputova.
Aside from Fico, Caputova plans to meet also with Progressive Slovakia chair Michal Simecka later on Monday and with Voice-SD chair Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday (October 3). Meetings with other leaders will take place in the following days.
A total of six political parties and one coalition have made it into Parliament. Smer-SD won the election on 22.94 percent of votes, garnering 42 seats in the 150-strong Parliament.

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