Slovakia May Hold Early Elections Despite Referendum Failure

Eduard Heger, Slovakia's prime minister, speaks to members of the media at the European Union-Africa Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Brussels welcomes about 40 African leaders for the first time in eight years, aiming to reset European relations with the continent as it vies with China for influence. Photographer: Dursun Aydemir/Anadalou/Bloomberg , Anadalou

Daniel Hornak, Bloomberg News

Jan 22, 2023

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(Bloomberg) -- Slovakia will hold an election Sept. 30, interim Prime Minister Eduard Heger said Sunday evening in Bratislava after negotiations with former ruling partners. 

Parliament must first amend the constitution to call for an early election. The agreement of former coalition parties should guarantee it, and lawmakers are expected to approve the amendment in a parliament session beginning Jan. 24. 

Heger’s government was dismissed in a vote of no-confidence in December after months of infighting over energy and inflation aid. 

 

 

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