Parliament Speaker Ejects Opposition MP Over Anti-Government Banner

Parliamentary Speaker Peter Pellegrini ejected opposition MP Tomáš Taraba from the session hall after he displayed a banner reading "Smer Mafia We Don't Want." The incident marked the first time Speaker Gašpar used disciplinary powers he had previously established to control parliamentary proceedings. Smer-SD is Slovakia's ruling social-democratic party led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico. The ejection highlights growing tensions between the government coalition and opposition parties in Slovakia's National Council, the country's parliament.