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Europe Live Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Robert Fico asked to form a government

19th March 2012

The Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic officially gave Robert Fico the task of forming a new government on 15th March after the victory of his party SMER-SD in the general elections on 10th March. "I have asked the leader of the victorious party to form the new government, as stipulated in the Constitution," declared Mr Gasparovic to the press. "The first session of the new elected Parliament will take place on 4th April and I shall appoint the new government", he added. Mr Fico said that his party SMER-SD would form the new government alone after the refusal of five other parties, which entered parliament, to join forces with him. Mr Fico's party won 44.41% of the vote and will enjoy the absolute majority with 83 out of 150 seats.

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