Official: Slovakia to have Hungarian prime minister

Slovak head of state Zuzana Čaputová has announced that Lajos Ódor, vice-president of the Slovak central bank, will head the interim government that will replace Eduard Heger’s current caretaker cabinet.

Back in April, we wrote about the possibility of Slovakia having a Hungarian prime minister. Now, it is official.

In addition to the appointment of Lajos Ódor, Slovak head of state Zuzana Čaputová added that the other members of the interim government will only be appointed after 15 May, Portfolio reports.

The President also said that the names of the new interim ministers had been decided. The leaders of the political parties would be the first to be informed, before the names were made public.

Čaputová noted that the next early parliamentary elections are almost six months away. That, she said, is long enough for the interim government to stabilise the domestic political situation.

Lajos Ódor:

Lajos Ódor. Source: Wikimedia Commons/Index SME