Slovakia
Slovakia will drift until autumn elections
Early elections will not change a voting system that produces a parliament divided between several small parties
SlovakiaParty squabbles will plunge Slovakia into uncertainty
President may have to appoint a caretaker administration to replace the minority government, but it will lack authority
SlovakiaEastern Europe’s further convergence needs a reset
Resetting the region on a trajectory towards economic prosperity this decade and next will require fundamental reforms
Eastern EuropeMinority Slovak government may carry on until mid-2023
Sacrificing maverick finance minister secures passage of 2023 budget, but opposition parties are poised to take over
SlovakiaSlovakia will enter 2023 with provisional budget
Confusion has followed the minority government’s collapse over whether or when early elections can be held to replace it
SlovakiaEU’s Visegrad Four will not continue in current format
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shape Central Europe for decades to come and has divided Poland from Hungary
EUWar in Ukraine will deepen poverty in Central Europe
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent prices soaring, unleashing a cost-of-living crisis across Central Europe
Eastern EuropeSlovak president warns of “crisis of democracy”
Caputova’s pessimist turn in her third state of the nation address says Slovak democracy is at risk
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