Slovak coalition leaders to hold consultations to solve crisis

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-15 22:30:51|Editor: yan
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BRATISLAVA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Coalition Council session that should have taken place on Tuesday evening will not take place, and it was replaced by mutual consultations between coalition parties' leaders, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's spokesperson Beatrice Szaboova confirmed on Tuesday.

"The leaders of Smer-SD, Most-Hid and the Slovak National Party (SNS) -- Robert Fico, Bela Bugar and Andrej Danko -- agreed on a regular course and approval of the agenda for the Government session that will take place on Wednesday," stressed Szaboova.

They also agreed on a timetable for preparing an amendment to the coalition agreement with a special focus on further priorities for the Government Manifesto.

"With regards to the upcoming regional elections, the leaders expressed interest in creating consultation mechanisms at lower political levels," added Szaboova.

The governing coalition is currently facing a crisis that was started by SNS leader Andrej Danko's withdrawal from the coalition agreement on last Monday (August 7).

SNS is also facing a scandal due to the distribution of EU funds under the remit of the Education Ministry.

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