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Smer-SD Presidium Okays Nominations to New Government

Smer-SD Presidium Okays Nominations to New Government

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The Smer-SD presidium on Monday approved the party’s joining of the governing coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet, and also okayed Smer’s nominations for individual government posts, Smer chairman Robert Fico announced on Monday evening. Fico himself will be the

LSNS Won't Head Any Committee, But Will Have More Vice-chairs

LSNS Won't Head Any Committee, But Will Have More Vice-chairs

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) is the only party that didn’t receive a leadership post in any parliamentary committee, said Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulik after a meeting in the parliamentary building on Monday. The rest of the opposition – SaS,

Danko as Parliamentary Chairman Would Change Behaviour in House

Danko as Parliamentary Chairman Would Change Behaviour in House

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – I would like to change MPs’ behaviour in parliament, just as I did within my own Slovak National Party (SNS), said proposed parliamentary chairman Andrej Danko on Monday when arriving for talks among the eight parliamentary party leaders concerning the inaugural session of the House, which

Opposition to Preside Over Eight Parliamentary Committees

Opposition to Preside Over Eight Parliamentary Committees

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The Opposition – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Ordinary People-NOVA, Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia and We Are Family-Boris Kollar – will occupy a total of eight posts at the head of parliamentary committees, TASR learnt on Monday. The committees to be occupied by the Opposition are: the special

Siet Nominates Brecely for Post of Transport Minister

Siet Nominates Brecely for Post of Transport Minister

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The post of transport, construction and regional development minister should be occupied by Siet (Network) party nominee Roman Brecely, said the party at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. Brecely was proposed for the post by Siet leader Radoslav Prochazka. He accepted the nomination after

SaS Nominates Nicholsonova as Parliamentary Vice-chair

SaS Nominates Nicholsonova as Parliamentary Vice-chair

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) will nominate MP Lucia Nicholsonova as Opposition parliamentary vice-chair, the party’s National Council decided on Friday. The post of parliamentary chair should go to the Slovak National Party (SNS) – and, according to agreements of the Smer-SD-SNS-Most-Hid-Siet coalition, it should be SNS

Opposition to Divide Chairmen Posts in Controlling Committees

Opposition to Divide Chairmen Posts in Controlling Committees

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – Four opposition parties – liberal Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), OLaNO-NOVA, We are Family-Boris Kollar and far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) – should agree on the allocation of chairmen’s posts in parliamentary committees in upcoming days, according to Smer-SD leader Robert Fico. This is in keeping