- The junior coalition party Freedom and Solidarity issued an ultimatum to Finance Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) at the start of the summer: either he steps down by the end of August, or Freedom and Solidarity leaves the coalition, and the fall of the government is looking more likely than ever as the summer comes to an end.
- After losing popularity and continuous conflicts with the Economy Minister and leader of Freedom and Solidarity, Richard Sulík, Matovič was forced to resign and switched seats with then-finance minister Eduard Heger.
- Koziak adds that these two have a strong incentive to have elections as soon as possible as many of their members and nominees are under charge or being investigated for corruption during the rule of SMER from 2012 to 2018.
Slovakia inches toward minority government as ultimatum demands loom large
