Slovak PM announced resignation over the vaccine feud

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BRATISLAVA, 22 March, 2021 (TON): PM Slovak agreed to step down under conditions of coalition deadlock triggered by a dispute over the government’s pandemic crisis management.

The media reported on Sunday, Matovic offered to step down as premier and remain in the cabinet only as a minister in the future.

However, among other things, the 47-year-old made it a condition that Economy Minister Richard Sulik and Justice Minister Maria Kolikova leave the government altogether.

Matovic said on behalf of his party Olano, "We consider it absolutely imperative that Richard Sulik leaves the government in order to bring peace to the cabinet."

However, the dispute with coalition partners erupted when Matovic unilaterally secured vials of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, angering his coalition partners, who had wanted to wait for EU approval of the vaccine.

 

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