Slovakia: Political Developments and Data in 2023

Abstract

Two interim cabinets extended the legitimacy crisis that began in December 2022, after the Heger II Cabinet lost a no-confidence vote. The early parliamentary election in September 2023 underscored public dissatisfaction with the coalition's management of domestic and global challenges, propelling Robert Fico's Direction-Social Democracy (SMER–Sociálna demokracia) back into power for the fourth time.