Blaha: Issue of New House Chair Will Be Likely Dealt with after EP Elections

Bratislava, April 14 (TASR) - Speaking on RTVS's discussion programme 'Five Minutes to Twelve' on Sunday, Smer-SD MP Lubos Blaha claimed that the coalition will probably deal with the issue of a new parliamentary chair after the European Parliament elections due to be held in June. Blaha noted in this vein that the right to nominate a candidate for the post belongs to Voice-SD, and if Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko was appointed as the next House chair, it would require an act of generosity from Voice. According to the Smer-SD MP, the coalition is stable and there are no internal clashes. At the same time, he claimed that there will be no swaps of ministries managed by the coalition parties. Meanwhile, Blaha's opponent on the show, Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) MP Jozef Hajko, opined in this vein that it's evident that certain shenanigans are taking place within the coalition from statements made by Premier Robert Fico, who on Saturday said that it'd be best for Slovakia if Andrej Danko became the next House chair. "We expected the new parliamentary chair to be from Voice," said Hajko. zel