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Vote to oust Slovak parliamentary vice chairman cancelled

Xinhua, April 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The governing party Smer-SD has changed its mind and will no longer vote to oust opposition Parliamentary Vice Chairman and Christian Democrat Jan Figel, it was announced Friday.

Smer-SD however said it remains convinced of his full political responsibility for the financial problems of construction company Vahostav over his policy of cheap motorways.

"The parliamentary session on Figel's ouster has fulfilled its purpose, which was to demonstrate Figel's political responsibility," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told a press conference Friday.

"The session was legitimate. We want to respect the agreements from 2012, when the Parliament's leadership was created. We aren't interested in changing these agreements," said Fico. Endit