Slovakia’s pro-Russia former PM reaches deal to form coalition government
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FFRE)
Robert Fico in agreement with moderate breakaway party and ultra-nationalists to return to office for fourth time
Slovakia's populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, has said he has reached agreement with centre-left and nationalist parties to form a three-party coalition government that could return him to office for a fourth time.
We have agreed that we want to form a government together," Fico said on Wednesday of the deal, which includes Hlas, a moderate breakaway party from his own Smer-SD party, and the ultra-nationalist Slovak National party (SNS).
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