Fico's_Third_Cabinet

Fico's Third Cabinet

Fico's Third Cabinet

Government of Slovakia

Robert Fico's Third Cabinet was government of Slovakia, headed by prime minister Robert Fico.

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Background

It replaced Fico's Second Cabinet on 23 March 2016 following the 2016 parliamentary election, in which Fico's Direction – Social Democracy party (Slovak: Smer-SD) lost its parliamentary majority, and met for the first time on March 30.[1][2] It consists of 15 members including the prime minister, and was originally composed of four parties: Smer–SD, the Slovak National Party, the Slovak-Hungarian Most–Híd party, and the Network party.[3] Most of the elected MPs of Network party joined Most-Híd shortly after the elections and the party is currently dissolved.

On 15 March 2018, in the wake of the political crisis following the murder of Ján Kuciak, Fico delivered his resignation to President Andrej Kiska. New cabinet led by Peter Pellegrini was appointed on 22 March 2018.

Breakdown by party nomination

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Composition

After the dissolution of the government on the 22 March 2018, most of the ministers stayed on their positions, and continued in the new cabinet of Pellegrini.

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Notes
(SD) Smer–SD nominee
(SNS) Slovak National Party nominee

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Slovakia's Fico to lead his third government". EurActiv. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "New government meets for first time, appoints state secretaries". The Slovak Spectator. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Meet Slovakia's new cabinet". The Slovak Spectator. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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