Fico wants a climate-denying Minister of Environmental Protection, and the head of state does not want to appoint him

He objects to it Robert Fico Candidate of the future Slovak Prime Minister for the position of Minister of Environment Zuzanna Caputova President of the Republic. – Head of State Robert Fico informed Samir’s boss that he would not appoint him Rudolph Hollyacott To the Minister of Environment. The head of state’s spokesman reported that Čaputova asked Fico to nominate a new ministerial candidate so that he could appoint the government. parameter.sk.

“According to the conviction of the Head of State, unlike other candidates, in the case of Rudolf Halyak, there are serious constitutional and legal obstacles that prevent him from assuming the position of Minister of Environmental Protection,” the spokesman added. According to the head of state, the appointment of Holyak will not guarantee the normal functioning of the ministry.

The head of state believes that since Holyak does not recognize generally accepted scientific knowledge about climate change and denies the reality of climate change, he cannot lead a ministry whose main mission is to protect nature and combat climate change.

“Furthermore, a ministerial candidate who openly supports even violent action against those with opposing views, especially nature conservationists, is unsuitable to lead a ministry whose main mission is the country’s nature and landscape protection,” the spokesman added.