Slovak President Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Allow Military Deployment in Peacetime

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has proposed introducing a new security mechanism called a "state of threat" that would allow the government to deploy the Slovak Armed Forces during peacetime when facing serious security threats. The proposal would require a constitutional amendment and broad political consensus across the political spectrum. Currently, Slovakia's constitution limits military deployment to wartime or declared states of emergency, but Pellegrini argues the country needs more flexible security tools to address modern threats that fall short of traditional military conflicts.