Slovakia – Government taking shape

Following the election on 12 June, the new Slovakian government is taking shape.

Wikipedia has the final result:

As reported in a previous post, even though left-leaning Smer was returned as the largest party, the outgoing Smer-led government was unable to form a majority in the new legislature because its allies did poorly. Therefore, it looks as if a four-party centre-right coalition will be formed.

The coalition is likely to comprise the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Híd. The premiership will go to Iveta Radičová of the SDKÚ.

The government is due to be approved on 8 July.

There is a nice election report at the Monkey Cage.

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