Early Election Without Merit

The governing coalition continues to work well and is stable, hence there's no reason for an early election. Prime Minister and Smer-SD party chairman Robert Fico a press conference on Thursday. Fico said that his coalition had committed itself to maintaining stability and 'erecting a dam' against extremism through measures that benefit people. "The talk of an early election has no merit. It's an artificial bubble some are trying to create," said Fico, adding that it's the Opposition parties who are behind the idea of an early general election. Andrej Danko, the leader of the second strongest coalition party, the Slovak National Party, talked about the successful Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union. As he added, the coalition aims to further enhance the state's social dimension and pay heed to people's woes. Most-Hid party leader Bela Bugar brought attention to the priorities of his party, notably the rule of law, regional development, minority rights and civil society.