President dismisses Taraba, Fico to temporarily lead environment ministry
The National Council of the Slovak Republic expressed no confidence in Taraba on Tuesday, September 29. The motion for his dismissal was supported by 77 of the 148 lawmakers present. Members of Hlas-SD did not take part in the vote, as announced by parliamentary speaker Richard Raši. Lawmakers from SNS, the party that nominated Taraba to the government, also voted for his dismissal. Refresher.sk ↗
After his dismissal, Taraba stated at the Presidential Palace that parliament will never block him. He described such a move as the most primitive form of political conduct by lawmakers. During the plenary debate, he also criticized SNS chairman Andrej Danko. He claimed that Danko's behavior made no sense and admitted that Prime Minister Fico might not decide to continue cooperating with Danko. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
The minister's dismissal has deepened tensions within the ruling coalition. SNS denies breaching the coalition agreement and claims it was Smer that broke the rules. Fico is therefore convening the party's presidium. Political speculation has also raised the possibility of early elections, with constitutional lawyer Vincent Bujňák stating that the prime minister could, under certain circumstances, nominate Taraba for the post again. ta3.com ↗
Further developments will depend on an agreement among the coalition parties over who will take charge of the environment ministry, and on whether the current government cooperation can be maintained. Standard.sk ↗
On Record
„Ja kľudne rátam s tým, že budú v januári voľby."
Vyjadrenie o možnosti predčasných parlamentných volieb
„Pán Žilinka by mal z funkcie odstúpiť pre zlyhania a nespôsobilosť plniť úlohy generálneho prokurátora. A zotrvávaním vo svojej funkcii bude vytvárať podmienky na prípravu a schválenie rozsiahlej reformy rezortu prokuratúry."
Premiér na tlačovej konferencii vyzval generálneho prokurátora na odchod a pohrozil reformou prokuratúry.
„Možno by bolo lepšie vytvoriť jednu širokospektrálnu koalíciu z dvoch veľkých strán ako zliepať naľavo a napravo päťciferné či šesťčlenné koalície, ktoré sa po roku rozpadnú."
Relácia Sobotné dialógy v STVR, o možnej povolebnej spolupráci Smeru a Progresívneho Slovenska.
„Dnes by bolo odo mňa nezodpovedné, aby som voličom odkazoval, koho majú alebo nemajú voliť."
Odpoveď na otázku, či by po voľbách vymenoval vládu, v ktorej by bola aj Republika.
„Rozpočet je však spoločnou zodpovednosťou Smeru, Hlasu, SNS a skupiny nezávislých poslancov okolo ministra Huliaka."
Video na sociálnej sieti o zodpovednosti koalície za štátny rozpočet na rok 2027.
„Rusko nemožno démonizovať a vytláčať ho z Európy."
Premiér na centrálnych oslavách 82. výročia Slovenského národného povstania v Banskej Bystrici, kde v prejave kritizoval aj opozíciu, novinárov a Európsku úniu.
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