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Fico's Fourth Cabinet
Fico's Fourth Cabinet is the incumbent government of Slovakia. It is a three-party coalition government composed of Direction – Social Democracy, Voice – Social Democracy and the Slovak National Party. It was appointed on 25 October 2023 by President Zuzana Čaputová following the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election. The National Council passed a vote of confidence in the government on 21 November 2023. Composition Supporting parties Issues Domestic policy Rule of law In December 2023, the Fourth Cabinet of Robert Fico introduced an amendment to the Criminal Code. The government proposed that the bill be debated in a fast-track legislative procedure, arguing that the status quo leads to human rights violations. The amendment included scrapping the Special Prosecutor's Office dealing with high-level corruption and lowering penalties for financial crimes. The fast-track legislative procedure faced widespread criticism fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Ľudovít Ódor
The Cabinet of Ľudovít Ódor was the 13th government of Slovakia. It was a technocrat caretaker government composed of experts appointed by President Zuzana Čaputová on 15 May 2023. On 15 June, the National Council did not express confidence in the government. Ódor's Cabinet remained in power as interim government with restricted powers until it was succeeded by Fico's Fourth Cabinet following the snap election held on 30 September. Composition Removal of Interior Minister On 19 July 2023, President Čaputová revoked the appointment of Minister of Interior Ivan Šimko after Prime Minister Ódor formally requested that she take this step. The reason for this was that more than twenty top police officials were ready to resign. Tensions between Šimko and police officials Following an invasive police operation during which Agricultural Paying Agency (PPA) officials under the Ministry of Agriculture were detained in June 2023, Minister of Agriculture Jozef Bíreš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOVA (Slovakia)
New Majority (Slovak: Nová väčšina, NOVA) is a conservative political party in Slovakia. Naming history * : New Majority ( sk, Nová väčšina; NOVA) * : New Majority (Daniel Lipšic) ( sk, Nová väčšina (Daniel Lipšic); NOVA) * : New Majority – Agreement (D. Lipšic) ( sk, Nová väčšina – Dohoda (D. Lipšic); NOVA) * From : NEW ( sk, NOVA) History The party was established on 2 September 2012 by Daniel Lipšic and Jana Žitňanská, representatives of Slovak national council, who had previously left the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). Daniel Lipšic, who had also been the vice-president of his former party, was elected its president. They represent a conservative faction of party. In May 2013, five representatives of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) , Juraj Droba, Daniel Krajcer, Juraj Miškov, and Martin Chren left the party, joining New Majority. They represent a liberal faction of the party. In the 2014 European elections, New Majority came in fifth p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Slovakia
The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the Chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak: ''Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky''), commonly referred to in Slovakia as ''Predseda vlády'' or informally as ''Premiér'', is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the President of the republic (appointer) and Chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure. Since the creation of the office in 1969, thirteen persons have served as head of government. Since 1993, when Slovakia gained independence, eight persons have occupied the function. On 1 April 2021, Eduard Heger became the Prime Minister of Slovakia. History The office of Prime Minister of Slovakia was established in 1969 by the Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation. A similar office had existed from 1918 when various officials were presidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Summer Palace, Bratislava
The Episcopal Summer Palace ( sk, Letný arcibiskupský palác, hu, érseki nyári palota) is the former residence of the archbishop of Pozsony. The palace was originally in the 17th century a Renaissance summer seat for the archbishops of Esztergom (since Esztergom had been occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1543, the archbishops were based in Bratislava). The baroque sculptor Georg Rafael Donner had a studio in the palace garden for almost 10 years. The palace now houses the government of Slovakia. History When the Turks started invading Europe, Hungarian nobility started fleeing into the northern parts of Hungary (present-day Slovakia). After the Turks captured Buda in 1541, Pozsony (german: Pressburg or Preßburg) (since 1918 Bratislava) became the capital city of Hungary. After the city of Esztergom was captured, the seat of the Esztergom archbishop (highest ranking Hungarian church official at that time) had to be moved. At first, he lived in the building of his prede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Of No Confidence
A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or management is still deemed fit to hold that position, such as because they are inadequate in some aspect, fail to carry out their obligations, or make decisions that other members feel to be detrimental. The parliamentary motion demonstrates to the head of government that the elected Parliament either has or no longer has confidence in one or more members of the appointed government. In some countries, a no-confidence motion being passed against an individual minister requires the minister to resign. In most cases, if the minister in question is the premier, all other ministers must also resign. A censure motion is different from a no-confidence motion. Depending on the constitution of the body concerned, "no confidence" may lead to the dism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council (Slovakia)
The National Council of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Národná rada Slovenskej republiky), abbreviated to ''NR SR'', is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats distributed via Hagenbach-Bischoff quota every four years. Slovakia's parliament has been called the 'National Council' since 1 October 1992. From 1969 to 1992, its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, was called the Slovak National Council ( sk, Slovenská národná rada). The National Council approves domestic legislation, constitutional laws, and the annual budget. Its consent is required to ratify international treaties, and is responsible for approving military operations. It also elects individuals to some positions in the executive and judiciary, as specified by law. The parliament building is in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, next to Bratislava Castle in Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Šimečka
Michal Šimečka (born May 10, 1984 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician, journalist, researcher, and a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He is the vice president, and one of the founding members, of the liberal party Progressive Slovakia, having successfully led the party's candidate list in the 2019 elections, where they received the highest percentage of the national vote. In February 2020, Šimečka was elected as vice president of the liberal fraction Renew Europe. Early life and education Šimečka earned a bachelor's degree in political sciences and international relations from the Charles University in Prague in 2006. He then obtained an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies at St Antony's College at the University of Oxford in 2008, before moving to Nuffield College, where he received a DPhil in Politics and International Relations in 2012. Early career After his studies, Šimečka worked as a lecturer in Prague and Bratislava. He was an adviser on f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Taraba
Tomáš Taraba (born 13 February 1980) is a Slovak politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Environment in the Fourth cabinet of Robert Fico since 25 October 2023. With a previous business background, Taraba was elected to the National Council in 2020 on the list of neo-Nazi Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia. From 2019 to 2023, he served as chairman of Life – National Party. Taraba suspended his party membership to run on the list of the Slovak National Party, on which he was elected in the 2023 parliamentary election. Early life and education Taraba was educated at Pezinok Grammar School. Afterwards, he studied political science at the Comenius University, graduating in 2003. Taraba also studied business management at the University of Regensburg. Upon graduation, Taraba worked as in the private sector and in the SARIO government agency. Political career Taraba acted as an advisor to the chairman of the Christian D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denisa Saková
Denisa Saková (born 17 April 1976) is a Slovak politician, member of Hlas – SD and former Minister of Interior of Slovakia from April 2018 to March 2020. Saková studied Engineering management at University of Economics in Bratislava. She subsequently worked in various companies in the IT industry. First of all at DELTA E.S., a.s. as a consultant. Between 2001 and 2003 she worked for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young in Bratislava and Berlin. From 2003 to 2007, Saková worked for E.ON IT Slovakia, s.r.o. as Director of the Application Department. She then worked for the Ministry of Interior under Minister Robert Kaliňák as Secretary of State. She was appointed Minister of Interior on 26 April 2018 by President Andrej Kiska. She was succeeded as Minister of Interior by Roman Mikulec ( OĽaNO) after the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 29 February 2020 to elect all 150 members of the National Council. The anti-corruption l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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