KDH Lawmaker Hajko Resigns Parliamentary Seat Over Policy Disagreements

Jozef Hajko, a member of parliament for the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), announced he is resigning his parliamentary mandate due to his inability to advance his policy priorities within the party. Hajko cited disagreements with the direction KDH is taking as the reason for his departure from parliament, though he will remain a member of the movement. KDH is a center-right Christian conservative party that currently sits in opposition to the ruling coalition led by Robert Fico's Smer-SD party. The resignation reduces the opposition's representation in the National Council, Slovakia's parliament, though the specific policy disputes that prompted Hajko's decision were not detailed in his announcement.