Pico's government has lost its majority in the Slovak parliament: it lacks one vote to pass laws.
In Slovakia, the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Robert Pico has lost a reliable majority. On November 3, MP Roman Maltinz left the Sports Minister's Rural Party Group for former Environment Minister Thomas Tarbe, who was dismissed from his position in September. The government now has a solid 75 votes out of 150, and 76 are needed to pass laws. Because of this, the parliament postponed the vote for a week.
The opposition demands early elections and calls them the only way out.
Pico remains one of the few EU leaders to maintain close relations with the Kremlin: in 2025, he was the only one to attend the May 9 parade in Moscow.
In April, his ally Viktor Orban lost the elections in Hungary: the opposition party Tiza received 53.18% of the votes, Orban's Fidesz party 38.61%.