Electing a new prosecutor-general in Parliament at a time when the Constitutional Court is still dealing with the case of non-appointed prosecutor-general-elect Jozef Čentéš would mean a return to a totalitarian regime, stated the Opposition Ordinary People (OLaNO) party on Thursday. OLaNO says that it will not participate in the vote, therefore. They referred to Prime Minister Robert Fico's recent statements that there are no legal obstacles to a new vote on the post of prosecutor-general and that such an election might be held as soon as at the next regular parliamentary session scheduled for 18 June.
“[Fico] has confirmed that ... he won't respect the will of the people and their elected representatives, not even valid legislation and verdicts handed down by the Constitutional Court,” reads the statement. The new vote on the post will most probably be held almost exactly two years after Čentéš was elected in June 2011. If all the legal preconditions are met, Parliamentary Speaker Pavol Paška will add the vote to the agenda of the next regular session.
