After signing the coalition agreement, Robert Fico, head of the Iran Party, the party that won the elections, announced that according to the document, they had also agreed to distribute ministerial portfolios.
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- In addition to the position of Prime Minister, the Directorate may nominate a leader to head the Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Transportation, Finance, and Agriculture;
- The “Voice” party, led by Peter Pellegrini, will nominate the heads of the Ministries of Interior, Education, Health, Economy, Labour, Family and Regional Development, in addition to the position of Speaker of Parliament;
- The Slovak National Party nominates the heads of the ministries of environmental protection, culture and tourism, which will be established as of next January.
The names of the people nominated by the coalition parties to head individual ministerial portfolios have not yet been announced. Meanwhile, Robert Fico said that he will submit the list containing the composition of the next government staff to the head of state as soon as possible, and
According to their plans, the newly formed parliament will meet early next week.
Robert Fico – who is expected to become prime minister – indicated two priorities for the next government: first, he mentioned raising the population’s standard of living, and second, that the country’s foreign policy should focus “strongly” on representing patriots. Interests. Regarding the latter, he stressed that the direction of the country’s foreign policy will remain unchanged, but independence will be strengthened, and in the future “this will be Slovak foreign policy.” Regarding the European Union, he added that they want to be reliable partners, but this also means that they will boldly say no to EU proposals that harm the country’s interests.
The period when NGOs could rule this country is over
– said Robert Fico, taking a stab at the movement of simple people and independent personalities (OLaNO) that has ruled until now.
After signing the document, Peter Pellegrini, head of the second strongest coalition party, Hung, stressed that given the economic situation in the country, the coming period would not be a “walk in the park”, but that is why it was necessary to form an effective government as soon as possible.
Andrej Danko, head of the Slovak National Party, said that the task is not easy for them, because politics must be stable and educated. Andrei Danko emphasized: “We have succeeded in saving the national voice, and I can assure everyone that this national voice will be united.” Regarding the Ministry of Tourism, which will be under the leadership of the party and will be newly created as of January, he said: If Hungary can double its GDP in this sector within 5 years, he is convinced that this will mean the future of Slovakia as well.
As a result of the early Slovak parliamentary elections held two weeks ago, the tripartite coalition of the Slovak Trend, Voice and Homeland Party will include 79 representatives in the 150-member Bratislava legislature.
