Slovakia: Vote of No Confidence against PM Failed

People ♦ Published: February 14, 2014; 10:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

The vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Robert Fico failed in parliament.

Slovakia: Vote of No Confidence against PM Failed / Picture: © Wikipedia / Dr J. Herbert

The vote of no confidence initiated by the right-winged, conservative parliamentary opposition in Slovakia against Prime Minister Fico failed in parliament. After hours of debating only 49 of the attending 128 members of parliament voted for a dismissal of the Prime Minister which would have led to the falling of his entire cabinet. However, while 76 votes would have been necessary 78…