>Slovakia’s opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home.
>Fico’s ruling leftist-nationalist coalition has become shakier in recent months, with its majority shrinking to 76 out of 150 seats in parliament. Fico is facing dissent from some junior party lawmakers and also disputes among his partners.
>It was not immediately clear when the vote would take place. The opposition would need a majority to win it, an outcome that would compel Slovakia’s president to appoint a new government.
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>The government is facing significant domestic problems including a high budget deficit, problems in the healthcare system, and a halt to Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine that Fico says has damaged Slovakia’s economy.
>Fico says the halt of gas flows from Ukraine will cost Slovakia 1.5 billion euros in higher prices and lost revenue from transit fees. He has threatened to end humanitarian aid to Kyiv because of the dispute.
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>Slovakia’s opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home.
>Fico’s ruling leftist-nationalist coalition has become shakier in recent months, with its majority shrinking to 76 out of 150 seats in parliament. Fico is facing dissent from some junior party lawmakers and also disputes among his partners.
>It was not immediately clear when the vote would take place. The opposition would need a majority to win it, an outcome that would compel Slovakia’s president to appoint a new government.
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>The government is facing significant domestic problems including a high budget deficit, problems in the healthcare system, and a halt to Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine that Fico says has damaged Slovakia’s economy.
>Fico says the halt of gas flows from Ukraine will cost Slovakia 1.5 billion euros in higher prices and lost revenue from transit fees. He has threatened to end humanitarian aid to Kyiv because of the dispute.
>Last month Fico [travelled](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russian-president-meets-slovak-pm-ukraine-gas-transit-contract-nears-expiry-2024-12-22/) to Moscow for talks on the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin but has not visited Kyiv. Before the gas transit dispute, Fico ended Slovakia’s state-funded military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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