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(Reuters) -The head of Slovakia's ruling OLANO party offered to quit as finance minister on Thursday if an opposition party withdrew its no-confidence...
Slovakia’s coalition government has fallen after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote
Slovak government falls after losing no-confidence vote | 2022-12-16 03:52:43
The no-confidence motion, passed by 78 lawmakers in the 150-seat parliament, will most likely not mean the immediate change of the government as Prime Minister Eduard Heger stays on in a caretaker capacity with limited powers while parliamentary parties and President Zuzana Caputova weigh a way forward. Holding an election before the scheduled date in 2024, which needs wider support in parliament, could affect Slovakia's support for neighbouring Ukraine, particularly if it brings to power the leftist opposition, which currently leads opinion polls and is critical of military aid to Kyiv.
Fall of coalition government is latest stage of ongoing political crisis and could pave way for early elections.