RFE/RL Daily Report
No. 209, 3 November 1994
SLOVAKIA'S POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES CONTINUE. On 31 October
presidential aid Milan Zemko announced that President Michal Kovac
invited substitutes to attend the parliament's opening session on
3 November in the place of current government members, but
parliament chairman Ivan Gasparovic responded on 2 November by
saying that the issue lies in his hands and is not under
presidential jurisdiction. On 2 November, the leaders of political
parties represented in the parliament met with Gasparovic, but no
solution was reached. According to Slovak law, the parliament
chairman has 15 days to call in replacements; however, it is
unclear whether these 15 days begin on the day the parliament
opens. Although the current cabinet will resign following the
parliament's opening session, it is obliged to continue its
function until a new government is appointed. In terms of top
parliament posts, Gasparovic, nominated by the Movement for a
Democratic Slovakia, is the only candidate for parliament
chairman, while nominees for the position of vice chairman include
Lubomir Fogas of the Common Choice, Jan Luptak of the Association
of the Slovak Workers, Ivan Simko of the Christian Democratic
Movement, Laszlo Nagy of the Hungarian Coalition and Augustin
Marian Huska of the MDS. It is still unclear how many vice
chairmen will be elected. -- Sharon Fisher, RFE/RL, Inc.
[As of 1200 CET]
(Compiled by Ustina Markus and Pete Baumgartner)
Copyright 1994, RFE/RL, Inc. All rights reserved.
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