The agreement on the election of the new chairman of the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic is in the hands of President Petr Pellegrini, who is the honorary chairman of Hlas-SD. The coalition claims it SNSwhose opinion for TASR was provided by spokeswoman Zuzana Škopcová. According to the party, Pellegrini forgets that he became head of state thanks to the support of Smer-SD and SNS.
“Peter Pellegrini repeatedly forgets that he became president thanks to the support of the parties Smer-SD and SNS. The agreement is that we respect the mandate of Petr Žiga (Voice-SD) until a coalition agreement is reached. Everything is in the hands of the honorary chairman of the Hlas-SD party Pellegrini,” the SNS spokeswoman told TASR.
Over the weekend, the president appealed for the election of the speaker of the parliament. Pellegrini does not consider the vacancy of the head of the Slovak National Assembly to be a good sign. He is concerned by the statements of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) that this is not a state priority. He thinks that it is a bad signal for the citizens of the Slovak Republic and for the rest of the world. The prime minister had previously declared that the election of the head of the National People’s Republic of Slovakia was not a priority and that the parliament was functional.
The post of speaker of the parliament has been vacant since April, when Pellegrini won the presidential election. According to the coalition agreement, the function belongs to Hlasu-SD. However, SNS head Andrej Danko also claimed it. Fico also talked about the fact that Danko could be the speaker of the parliament, but he respects the coalition agreement. The Prime Minister also declared in the past that the election will not take place until there is a firm agreement in the coalition on the new currency. Currently, its vice president, Peter Žiga, is entrusted with managing the parliament.
