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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

President Accepts Micovsky's Resignation, His Successor is Vlcan

President Accepts Micovsky's Resignation, His Successor is Vlcan

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky (OLaNO) and appointed Samuel Vlcan as his successor. Micovsky announced that he was stepping down from the post in late May in connection with suspicions of corruption concerning his nominee at the Slovak

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’

Interior Minister Mikulec Sees No Reason to Step Down

Interior Minister Mikulec Sees No Reason to Step Down

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) said on Friday that he sees no reason to resign from his post when the Government is keeping to what it declared it would do before the election and the law-enforcement authorities are unveiling a criminal network at the highest state

Heger Rejects Conspiracy Theories and Intimidation, Law Enforcement Free to Act

Heger Rejects Conspiracy Theories and Intimidation, Law Enforcement Free to Act

Bratislava, June 3 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) rejects any conspiracy theories floated over the detaining of Internal Affairs Inspectorate head Adrian Szabo or intimidation of the law enforcement authorities by the opposition. Heger underlined that the law enforcement bodies’ hands are untied and it’s necessary to let

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

Nine 'For the People' Representatives Object to Nixing of Lehotsky's Bid

Nine 'For the People' Representatives Object to Nixing of Lehotsky's Bid

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – Nine representatives of ‘For the People’ party object to the motion, lodged by chair Veronika Remisova, to withdraw the nomination of Tomas Lehotsky as Parliamentary Vice-chair, MP Vladimir Ledecky (For the People) informed TASR on Wednesday. According to Ledecky, this move wasn’t preceded by any