Slovakia’s minority government fell on Thursday after parliament passed a vote of no confidence. The opposition believes that Prime Minister Eduard Heger’s coalition has done too little against rising energy prices.
The no-confidence motion was requested by the liberal SaS party, which itself left the coalition in September. As a result, Heger had to continue with a minority government.
Since then it has been difficult to get new laws passed and, moreover, there has not yet been an approved budget for 2023. Of the 150 MPs, 78 no longer have faith in the government.
Now that the government has fallen, it is up to the president to decide what to do. Since the parliament is very divided, it will be difficult to find a coalition that has a majority.
Early elections are an option, but that would require an amendment to the constitution. The next elections are scheduled for February 2024.
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