MPs are continuing the debate on the proposal to dismiss Igor Matovic (OLaNO) from the post of finance minister on Thursday. The extraordinary meeting on this point began on Wednesday afternoon, several MPs as well as the finance minister made a speech. Matovic said in the debate that the government's decisions are collective, and if the former coalition party Freedom and Solidarity criticises it, it also criticises itself. Matovic called the justification of the proposal "a bunch of fables, manipulations and fabrications". He would like the Liberals to return to the coalition, scrap their red lines and admit they were wrong. He underlined the need to solve the current energy crisis. Freedom and Solidarity chairman and MP Richard Sulik said that he was really glad that his party had left the coalition and added that he was amazed at how they were able to persist there for two and a half years. Sulik further stated that if Matovic were ousted, they would be ready to hold talks with Prime Minister Eduard Heger. MPs are scheduled to vote on the proposal at 5pm on Thursday, which comes after Radio Slovakia International’s broadcast deadline.
(TASR)
