On Tuesday, MPs met at their next session despite an originally planned longer break with the next session scheduled for April.
A political dispute has emerged after an independent MP Ján Ferenčák (HLAS-SD) called on Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok to resign.
Ján Ferenčák accused the minister of abusing his powers, claiming he ordered criminal proceedings against him. The minister and the police inspectorate deny the allegations.
Opposition MPs say they may soon submit a motion to dismiss the interior minister.
Opposition MPs from the Slovensko – Za ľudí reiterated their objections, for example, to the proposed changes to voting from abroad. They also accused the coalition of failing to submit proposals that would benefit ordinary people. Its MPs Veronika Remišová and Július Jakab presented proposals submitted by their parliamentary group. Among them is a so-called “anti-privilege law,” which would ban the misuse of government aircraft for private purposes, abolish lifetime benefits, and reduce the number of state secretaries.
Opposition parties in Slovakia are protesting proposed changes to voting rules that would abolish postal voting from abroad.
They argue the move would restrict tens of thousands of voters and interfere with the electoral process.
The coalition says the change would increase transparency and prevent potential misuse of ballots.
Under the proposal, Slovaks living abroad would only be able to vote in person at embassies.
In other developments, parliament has approved a new law aimed at reducing the number of uninsured vehicles.
The legislation introduces automatic fines ranging from 120 to 900 euros and allows authorities to remove long-term uninsured vehicles from the registry.
Currently, more than 600,000 vehicles in Slovakia are uninsured.
The changes will be introduced gradually from August next year.
Source: TASR
