Peter Pellegrini called on Lengvarsky to resign: Minister of Health responds – Topky.sk

“After everything this gentleman has not done, after all the distrust he has in his own ranks, as the Minister of Finance does not like him, his distrust in Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO), this gentleman is a burden to the Slovak healthcare system and harms the Slovak healthcare system, “Pellegrini told Lengvarsky. He added that the minister had “confiscated” the construction and reconstruction of hospitals and would probably not be able to exhaust funds for health care from the reconstruction fund. He talks about threatening the resort. In addition to Lengvarsky, Pellegrini also reiterated his reservations about Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OĽANO). He pointed out doubts about the manipulation of the case investigation. The prime minister noted that his deputies would not initiate his dismissal in plenary, but urged him to resign himself. The Minister of Health does not plan to resign The Minister of Health Vladimír Lengvarský (OĽANO nominee) does not plan to resign. He stated this at a press briefing on Thursday. Lengvarsky is also criticized by the opposition as Minister of Finance and OĽANO leader Igor Matovič, according to whom he is ready for exchange due to huge failures. “I think this question belongs to him as the chairman of the movement, as well as to Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO) as my direct superior,” Lengvarský said. He added that he had spoken to the prime minister and had not yet indicated anything about his departure. Šipoš does not know about any demands of OĽANO deputies for the Lengvar resignation The chairman of the OĽANO parliamentary club, Michal Šipoš, has no information that there are demands in the movement and club for the departure of the Minister of Health Vladimír Lengvarský (OĽANO nominee). He does not know whether any of the deputies interpreted such demands to Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO). He considers constructive criticism to be natural, and he also talks about possible problems with specific ministers at the club. “We have a standard parliamentary club today, to which we also called him. We will deal with the laws, the recovery plan and all the things that life has brought. Tomorrow we have a club with the Minister of Culture. It is standard practice in our club to call ministers and discuss individual topics, “said Šipoš. He added that if a member of parliament has reservations about any minister, they communicate it in the club and possibly interpret it to the prime minister. Personally, he thinks that some things do Lengvarsky well, some less well. “It is definitely necessary to work harder on some things in terms of the recovery plan, the debt relief of hospitals, there is also a record of the professional public,” he said, noting that they will also ask the minister about this at the club’s meeting. He believes that he will take the comments to heart and will work for improvement. Šipoš did not want to assess whether Lengvarský’s work to date is resigning. “This is exclusively in the competence of the prime minister to deal with personnel nominations in the government. I don’t think there is anything wrong with someone also making a critical opinion, it also happens with other ministers,” he added, adding that a healthy and constructive criticism is in place and needs to be addressed. The Prime Minister sees no reason to replace Lengvarsky if he has results Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO) sees no reason to replace Minister of Health Vladimír Lengvarský (OĽANO nominee) as long as he and his ministry bring results. Heger’s reaction to Lengvarský’s criticism from OĽANO leader Igor Matovič was provided by his spokeswoman Ľubica Janíková. “I have a very open relationship with Minister Lengvarsky and I communicate all reservations directly to him. I do not need to refer anything to him through the media,” the prime minister said. According to him, it is partially understandable that some processes and changes take longer because the Ministry of Health has been difficult to test over the past two years. “It has faced the biggest pandemic in decades. The crisis has highlighted the long-overlooked problems in the sector, which have been caused by the governments of Robert Fico and Petr Pellegrini,” he said. Heger also emphasized that he expected results from the ministry. “Significant investments are linked to the healthcare sector in the near future, which we cannot afford to lose as a country,” he said.