Slovakia’s ruling coalition lurched closer to collapse after a junior member threatened to pull its ministers out of the Cabinet, depriving it of majority backing in parliament.
The ruling alliance has repeatedly flirted with rupture since winning general elections in 2020 on a pledge to eradicate rampant corruption. Last year, the Freedom and Solidarity party, led by Richard Sulik, orchestrated the ouster of then-Prime Minister Igor Matovic following a disagreement over managing the pandemic.
While the reconstituted Cabinet, now led by Premier Eduard Heger, has stumbled along since then, Sulik is now demanding Matovic be removed as finance minister by Aug. 31, otherwise his party will abandon the coalition.
