MP Roman Malatinec announced on Tuesday his departure from the Strana vidieka Huliakovci party and his entry into the emerging political entity of Tomáš Taraba. According to several statements, the ruling coalition has thereby lost its parliamentary majority and can now rely on 75 votes in the National Council instead of the required 76. aktuality.sk ↗
Malatinec announced his decision after a group of unaffiliated MPs began forming in parliament around former Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba. Taraba stated that his people are also negotiating with MPs around Samuel Migaľ and do not rule out further reinforcements. The newly forming group has not yet voted in a unified manner. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
Rudolf Huliak described Malatinec's departure as a betrayal. The MP had previously belonged to his party, which was part of the ruling coalition. The defection thus changed the balance of power in parliament and complicated the passing of laws. hnonline.sk ↗
Opposition parties claim that the coalition no longer has the necessary majority and are calling for early parliamentary elections. Deputy Speaker of the National Council Tibor Gašpar admitted that negotiations about the coalition's future, as well as the possibility of early elections, are taking place. Coalition representatives will have to seek support outside the existing ruling bloc for further proposals. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
Malatinec moved to Taraba, coalition lost its majority
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Opozícia tvrdí, že koalícia nemá väčšinu, volá po predčasných voľbách
teraz.sk
| 12:25 03.11.
Poslanec Malatinec preskočil k Tarabovi. Huliak skoro spadol zo stoličky
pluska.sk
| 12:07 03.11.
Huliak: Skoro som spadol zo stoličky. Politici reagujú na Malatincov obrat a stratu koaličnej väčšiny
hnonline.sk
| 11:15 03.11.
Má ešte koalícia väčšinu? Malatinec prešiel k Tarabovi, exminister to potvrdil
sme.sk
| 10:03 03.11.
Tarabovci rokujú aj s ľuďmi okolo Migaľa, ďalšie posily nevylučujú
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 12:30 03.11.
Gašpar pripustil rokovania o budúcnosti koalície aj predčasné voľby. Šimečka hovorí o konci väčšiny, Huliak o zrade
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 12:05 03.11.
Koalícia nemá väčšinu. Malatinec prešiel od Huliaka k Tarabovi
dennikn.sk
| 12:00 03.11.
Malatinec prešiel k Tarabovi, opozícia vyzýva na predčasné voľby
Trend
| 11:25 03.11.
Od Rudolfa Huliaka odchádza k Tomášovi Tarabovi poslanec: Opozícia hovorí o strate vládnej väčšiny
interez.sk
| 10:55 03.11.
Vládna koalícia prichádza o väčšinu. Malatinec odchádza od Huliaka a pridáva sa k Tarabovi
startitup.sk
| 10:42 03.11.
Koalícia stráca v parlamente kľúčovú väčšinu po prestupe Malatinca k Tarabovi
aktuality.sk
| 10:05 03.11.
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