No confidence vote topples Slovakia coalition government
By DW
16 December 2022 |
8:38 pm
Slovakia's parliament has narrowly voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Eduard Heger. This could trigger early elections. A last-ditch offer of the finance minister's resignation did not assuage the opposition.
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