Slovak government crisis may be nearing end as PM offers to swap posts


FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has offered to swap roles with Finance Minister Eduard Heger, a proposal welcomed by the coalition parties and which could resolve a month-long government crisis.

Matovic said he had decided to drop all previous conditions for his resignation. He and Heger are from the ruling coalition's strongest party, OLANO.

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