According to the coalition, Čaput’s speech was balanced. Fico: She didn’t say anything together – PRAVDA.sk

“The president truthfully described in which areas we have failed as a government and where we have had successes,” he said. He praised Čaputová in her speech. people.

“I am glad that we also agree on the issue of the independence of law enforcement agencies. Her observation was also valuable that the pandemic caused people fear and, consequently, anger, which, unfortunately, some began to be abused politically, “Heger added.

According to Kollár, the president made it clear that it was necessary to make changes, fight corruption and, after 30 years, adjust the functioning of the prosecutor’s office. He added, however, that the president also emphasized that the fight against corruption must be done legally.

The president also called for unity in the coalition. According to Kollár, this challenge is directed not only to him, but also to the entire coalition. “Together we form one coalition and we should pull for one rope. That’s why we all have to do something, “he added. The Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic also responded to the President’s criticism in connection with the level of political discussion in Slovakia. “Political culture is not at the level of advanced democracies – everyone should enter their conscience. Me too, “Kollár concluded.

The report on the state of the Slovak Republic was balanced and at the same time set a critical mirror not only for the government, but also for members of parliament. The coalition party Sloboda a Solidarita (SaS) stated this in its evaluation at a press conference. According to Anna Zemanová, chairwoman of the SaS parliamentary group, she also shares the president’s view that the country needs stability and unified leadership. They also consider the criticism of the head of state that the pandemic affected the most vulnerable inhabitants of Slovakia to be justified.

“We are glad that the President also mentioned topics related to the environment. We also perceive its strong appeal to the investigation of corruption cases, which must take place in a lawful manner. It is not right for two parties in the state’s security forces to fight each other with their competent weapons, “Zemanova said. we take the presidents to heart and they will resonate in our ranks for a long time to come, “added the chairwoman of the SaS parliamentary group.

The Minister of Justice Mária Kolíková (nom. SaS) perceives positively that the President in the report appreciated the reforms related to the cleansing of the judiciary. The head of the Ministry of Justice specified that it was, for example, the establishment of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic, property inspections of judges and inspections of their judicial competence, or extension of the competencies of the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic.

“I consider it very important that the President’s request that we enforce any changes that we consider important,” said Kolíková. According to the minister, the president also demands the filling of “gaps” in the law, which have proved problematic. “To fix them judiciously and through due process,” she added.

The President for People Veronika Remišová, as well as the party’s vice-president Juraj Šeliga, emphasized in her speech by President Zuzana Čaputová her call for cooperation.

“I am glad that the President emphasized the importance of cooperation and unity in the struggle for the character of Slovakia and appreciated the anti-corruption ethos of this government. At the same time, she pointed out the problems of Slovakia, which have not been solved for 12 years, such as the reform of health care, education, but also the importance of the reform of intelligence services and the police. The For the People Party will continue to offer healthy non-populist professional solutions, especially in the field of justice, regional development and professional, competent and non-corrupt state management, “said Remišová in the opinion.

On the social network, Šeliga reminded that only cooperation is the way to stability and peace in our country.

President Zuzana Čaputová did not say anything in the report on the state of the republic, which she presented in the plenary of the parliament, and fully supported the government coalition. This was stated in a press conference by the leader of the opposition party Smer Robert Fico. As he noted, she is a member of the governing coalition, ignoring the most serious things in society and transmitting fear and anger to the opposition.

“Are we responsible for the disintegration of the state? We are just doing our job, “said Fico. According to him, the fall in public support for the head of state is not caused by the opposition, but by the fact that the president “behaves as a member of the governing coalition.”

When the president stated in her speech that Slovakia had at the same time the highest number of victims of the pandemic per capita, according to Fico, she did not say who is responsible for it. He noted that the highest number of pandemic victims was in January and February, for which the governments of Igor Matovič and Eduard Heger (both OĽaNO) are responsible. “It is impossible to state the catastrophic results and not tell B who is fully responsible for it,” Fico said.

In her speech, President Čaputová said that fear and anger are the two strongest emotions with which a large part of society responds to a pandemic crisis. To these words, Fico said that fear and anger are not the result of a pandemic, but of the inability of the government. “People are afraid of what will happen to them, they do not feel this government behind them, they do not take steps to protect them,” he said.

The head of Smer was surprised that the head of state did not say “half a word” about the state of public finances in Slovakia, as pointed out by the European Commission and the Council for Budget Responsibility. “Can the head of state really forget that the government will have to find 6 to 8 billion euros to stabilize public finances?” The head of Smer-SD asked. He added that the head of state in the speech “praised the armaments” and figuratively speaking, the need to buy tanks and radars. Fico also criticized the president for using her speech to promote vaccination. “She ran a farm advertising agency for companies around the world,” he said.

In connection with the investigation of corruption cases, the president mentioned that the police are gathering evidence. According to Fico, they do not accumulate, but they are made. He also disagreed with her claims that she had no information about the cases under investigation. According to the head of Smer, the president was at a meeting in the Slovak Information Service in May, where she was informed about all living things. “She is giving up on this because she spoke today as a representative of the governing coalition,” he added.

President Čaputová was too gentle in her speech on the state of the republic for the marathon in which Slovakia finds itself, thinks the chairman of the Hlas party, Peter Pellegrini. According to him, the president tried to set up a mirror of the governing coalition, but her language was too mild.

“I thought that the president could afford to be much tougher and a little clearer in those statements this time,” he said, adding that Čaputová had criticized the government for a failed pandemic, for weak economic and social assistance, for one of the longest closed schools.

“But he was alibi about the issue of the referendum, where I at least expected a strong appeal from it, because there were almost 150 deputies and the entire government in one place to comply with the demands of more than 600,000 people calling for a referendum,” Pellegrini added.

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