Several political scientists of Comenius University in Bratislava have concurred that a stable solution to the political situation at hand would be to form a government supported by a supermajority in Parliament. "Slovakia is a country with parliamentary democracy, the essence of which is that the government is accountable to Parliament. We often forget this, especially in recent years marked by crises, a pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Such a system allows governments to change even if Parliament remains unchanged," political scientist Erik Lastic told TASR.
In this vein, Lastic noted that he believes that a stable solution would be to form a government that will regain Parliament's support. "If such a majority is not found in Parliament even after repeated attempts, a general election should follow in which voters will decide on a new parliament," he added.
According to political expert Aneta Vilagi, forming a new coalition of 76 MPs is an unlikely scenario, however. "Even if a majority were to be found ..., there is little likelihood that it would be a stable majority of MPs supporting the government in the usual manner," she opined, explaining that this is the reason why she believes a snap election is a more likely scenario. However, this would not bring stability in the short term, she said.
Meanwhile, political scientist Darina Malova noted that from the point of view of stability, it would be best if there were a proper general election instead of a snap one. "In that case, the overhaul of the [interim] government could lead to a kind of restoration of 'order' and the relations between political parties, which are not clear to some, would stabilise and it would then be clear which parties form the coalition and which are in the opposition," she said.
(TASR)
