Slovak National Party Leader Threatens to Force Deputy Minister on Fico

Andrej Danko, leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS), has threatened to impose Deputy Prime Minister Taraba on Prime Minister Robert Fico's administration. The threat represents a shift in coalition dynamics, as while Fico was previously forced to accept a ministry from another coalition partner, the far-right Republika party, Danko now wants to force his choice upon the prime minister. The Slovak National Party is part of the ruling coalition alongside Fico's Smer-SD and the Republika party, which together form Slovakia's current government following elections last year.