Ruling coalition lacks agreement on extending parliamentary term, says Hlas leader

Slovakia's ruling coalition has no agreement on extending the parliamentary term, according to Róbert Puci, head of the parliamentary group for Hlas-SD (Voice-Social Democracy). The statement comes despite a proposal to extend the electoral period being submitted by a group of MPs from Hlas itself, one of the three parties in the governing coalition alongside Smer-SD and SNS (Slovak National Party). Slovakia's parliament, the National Council, currently serves four-year terms, and any constitutional change to extend this period would require broad political consensus and a constitutional majority of 90 votes in the 150-seat legislature.