Pellegrini's Cabinet is the former government of Slovakia, headed by prime minister

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. It was formed on 22 March 2018, after the Prime Minister

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resigned, as a result of the popular protests following the

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and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová. According to the Slovak Constitution, if the Prime Minister resigns, the entire government resigns as well. Nevertheless, the composition of the government was to a large extent the same as the previous government. All members of the Smer-SD, SNS and Most-Híd parties supported the re-constructed government. The cabinet was approved by the National Council on 26 March 2018 with an 81-61 vote, while protests erupted in the streets of

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. It was replaced by the

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after the 2020 parliamentary election.

Breakdown by party nomination

Composition

There are several changes compared to the previous government, that came up from the last elections. Besides a few ministers who were replaced, the make-up of the Deputy Prime Ministers also changed.

, who became the Prime Minister, was replaced by

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, as the Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatization. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior

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was replaced for a short time by

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, who previously served as the Minister of Health. He was replaced by

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on that position. Drucker, however, resigned only after three weeks in the position. Instead of removing the President of the Police from his office, which the protests demanded, he resigned himself. He stated that he could not feel authentic in a position that polarises the society.

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, former Deputy of Interior Minister Kaliňák, was named the Minister after him. Other changes on the Ministerial posts included

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, who refused to be a Minister in the re-formed government. She was replaced by

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on her post. The last change happened on the post of the Minister of Culture. Marek Maďarič resigned shortly after the protests set about. He was replaced by

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. Ministers who also serve as Deputy Prime Ministers also changed. Minister of Finance, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of the Environment replaced those of Interior Ministry and Ministry of Justice. Recently, Andrea Kalavská resigned on 17 December 2019 and

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on 28 January 2020.

References

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Breakdown by party nomination

Composition

See also

References