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Beblavy, Machackova and Petrik Leave Siet Party

Beblavy, Machackova and Petrik Leave Siet Party

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Legislators Miroslav Beblavy, Katarina Machackova and Simona Petrik at a press conference in Bratislava on Thursday announced their departure from the Siet (Network) party. Zuzana Zimenova is also leaving her post in the party, although she wasn’t an actual member of it. “We’re renouncing

Fico Delivers Coalition Agreement to President Kiska

Fico Delivers Coalition Agreement to President Kiska

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister and Smer-SD leader Robert Fico on Thursday delivered the agreement between four political parties – Smer, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet – to form a governing coalition to President Andrej Kiska. The parties have already presented their programme priorities as the basis for

Future Coalition Divides Gov't Posts in 9:3:2:1 Ratio

Future Coalition Divides Gov't Posts in 9:3:2:1 Ratio

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – The four parties Smer-SD, SNS, Most-Hid and Network reached an agreement on the division of Government posts, Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico announced after the talks at Government Office on Wednesday. As the party with the largest amount of election votes, Smer-SD will receive the posts of

Coalition Parties to Redistribute Ministries This Afternoon

Coalition Parties to Redistribute Ministries This Afternoon

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) will make a final decision on redistribution of ministerial departments today (Wednesday), TASR has learnt – with the ministries divided up in a 7:3:2:1 basis. Major ministries will go to the winning party Smer.

Government Proxy for Roma Pollak Wants PG to Ban LSNS

Government Proxy for Roma Pollak Wants PG to Ban LSNS

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – The goals of the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) and its programme fly in the face of the law, Government Proxy for Roma Communities Peter Pollak said on Tuesday, citing the results of a legal analysis. Furthermore, LSNS statements on the Roma made in

Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Following talks between three-member delegations on Tuesday, representatives of Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) announced that they have agreed on the programme priorities of a new government. The leaders are now set to discuss personnel issues. “The four leaders inked programme

Zitnanska: We Still Don't Know Whether We'll Join Government at All

Zitnanska: We Still Don't Know Whether We'll Join Government at All

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – The question of filling ministerial posts with particular nominees is premature for now, as talks haven’t yet been concluded and Most-Hid at the moment doesn’t even know whether it will join a government at all, Most-Hid vice-chair Lucia Zitnanska told journalists on Tuesday. Zitnanska