Slovak Cabinet Wins Confidence Vote as Street Protests Persist
- Pellegrini’s cabinet supported by 81 of 150 lawmakers
- New premier pledges pro-European stance, fiscal prudence
Protesters demonstrate in front of Slovakia's Parliament building in Bratislava on March 26, 2018.
Photographer: Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
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Slovakia’s lawmakers endorsed a new cabinet whose appointment sought to avert early elections after the country’s largest anti-government demonstrations since the fall of communism.
The three ruling parties need to restore public trust in state institutions that was shaken during a month of political turbulence following the murder of a reporter investigating crime with political links. Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini replaced Robert Fico who resigned halfway into his third term amid pressure from protesters demanding snap ballot in the European Union nation of 5.4 million.