- Prime Minister Robert Fico’s three-party coalition won a confidence vote after Slovakia’s debt breached the Constitution’s limit — 78 lawmakers backed the government, 54 opposed in the 150-seat parliament.
- Slovakia’s public debt rose well above the 50% constitutional trigger (Eurostat put it at 59.7%, Slovak data later 61.4%), driven by pandemic and Ukraine-war-related spending; the Constitutional Court ordered the vote.
- Fico remains a polarizing figure — his pro-Russian stance and other policies have sparked protests while the economy slowed (0.8% growth in 2025) even as spending increased.
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