Rasi: Danko's Statements Regarding Pellegrini Unfortunate

Bratislava, 2 January (TASR) - House Speaker Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) considers the statements made by coalition Slovak National party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko regarding President Peter Pellegrini to be unfortunate, TASR has learnt from Rasi's stance provided by the Slovak Parliament's media and public relations department on Friday. Rasi emphasised the need for correct relations within the coalition, as well as vis-à-vis the head of state. "In order to be able to address people's everyday needs, we need to stick together, both Parliament and the government. We also need to pursue correct relations with the president of the Slovak Republic. We need to have correct relations as coalition parties. Therefore, I consider the statements of our coalition partner, the chairman of the Slovak National Party, regarding the democratically elected president of the Slovak Republic with an exceptionally strong mandate, to be unfortunate," stated Rasi. The House speaker added that everything that needs to be said face-to-face should be spoken behind closed doors. "We are obliged to bring peace, stability, and solutions to all citizens of our country," he stated, adding that the year 2026 will be economically tough for Slovakia. Danko said in his New Year address that he's lost confidence in Pellegrini both as a politician and as a person, describing the head of state's New Year address as "empty". jrg/df