Robert Fico becomes Prime Minister of Slovakia for the fourth time
Bratislava. Robert Fico has been appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia for the fourth time. His party Smer had won the September elections with 22.94 percent votes.
Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova on Wednesday appointed a new government at the Primate Palace in the country’s capital Bratislava, Xinhua news agency reported.
Addressing the newly appointed Cabinet, Caputova highlighted current challenges such as high energy prices, health care access and economic recovery.
“Never before in Slovakia’s modern history has the government faced such poor social and economic indicators,” Fico said during his speech.
Meanwhile, he promised a sovereign, professional government committed to giving Slovakia’s population a better life.
The Smer Party won 42 seats in the 150-member House, short of the 75 seats.
Earlier this month, the Smer Party, the Social Democracy (Halaš) Party and the Slovak National Party agreed to form a coalition government.
In the ruling coalition the Smer party oversees seven ministries, the Halas party heads six departments and holds the role of deputy prime minister, and the Slovak National Party will manage the ministries of culture, environment and the soon-to-be established sports and tourism.
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