FILE PHOTO: Slovak President Andrej Kiska (R) designates Peter Pellegrini as the new prime minister in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/David W. Cerny/File Photo
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak President Andrej Kiska named a leading ruling party figure as the new interior minister on Thursday despite his reservations amid public calls for an independent to guarantee a fair inquiry into the murder of an investigative journalist.
Tens of thousands of Slovaks have protested since the killing of Jan Kuciak as he was looking into alleged corrupt links between politicians and businessmen. The protests led to the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico and the formation of a new cabinet by the same three-party coalition, with senior Smer member Peter Pellegrini becoming prime minister.
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