The discussion of the transfer of municipal elections is irrelevant, as the current coalition does not have a constitutional majority. This was pointed out by the Union of Towns of Slovakia (ÚMS), which is about the possibility of changing the length of the mandate of mayors, mayors and local deputies for five years ready to negotiate. However, only with effect from 2030. Daniela Piršelová, a spokeswoman for TASR, said this in response to statements on the alleged government proposal to change the date of municipal elections.
She responded that The Central Committee does not currently register applications for an opinion on the proposal of the government to change the date of the municipal elections. “The legal analysis we have prepared clearly states that The extension of the parliamentary term is not possible without the decision of the constitutional majority in the National Council (NR) SR. Since the current coalition does not have a constitutional majority, we consider this discussion irrelevant, ” a spokeswoman added.
The TASR also commented on the TASR Vice President of the AMS and the Mayor of Bratislava Matúš Vallo. “Maybe it is legitimate to talk about how many years of the term of office of local governments is to take, but this must be done not a year before the end of this term,” noted. According to him, social discussion is also needed. Vallo also warned that If municipal elections were combined with parliamentary, important topics of towns and municipalities would disappear, as elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic would be more addressed. He considers it bad for democracy.
The non -parliamentary party Democrats drew attention to the aim of moving the municipal elections. Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) wants to combine municipal elections with elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. It is apparent from the opinion of Smer-SD for TASR that the coalition could address the question of the possible shift of municipal elections.
