Slovakia’s prime minister has offered to resign, under pressure from the opposition for his handling of a scandal over the killing of a journalist investigating political corruption.
Robert Fico has been struggling since February with the scandal over the murder of Ján Kuciak, 27, and his fiancee, Martina Kušnírová.
Police have said the double murder was “most likely” related to Kuciak’s investigation of ties between Slovakia’s top politicians and Italy’s ’Ndrangheta mafia.
The killing has prompted large protests against Fico’s government, with tens of thousands of Slovaks turning out for rallies.
In a public address late on Wednesday, Fico said: “Today I have offered my resignation to the president of the republic. If the president accepts it, I am ready to resign tomorrow.”
The prime minister’s three-party coalition government is facing a no-confidence vote by members of parliament scheduled for next Monday.
The interior minister, Robert Kaliňák, resigned on Monday in a bid to save the government from collapsing.
Source:
theguardian
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