nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210328-194924-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210328s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210328-194924-0 doi eng 342 23 Ovádek, Michal Author aut The Impossible Art of Populist Government Ovádek, Michal Verfassungsblog 2021-03-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier One year after it was formed, the Slovak government is falling apart. As of 25 March 2021, six out of sixteen ministers have resigned their position. For the moment, the government commands a parliamentary majority and therefore a reshuffle of executive positions is more likely than a snap election. The root of the political crisis is singular: Igor Matovič, the prime minister, is deemed impossible to work with by two out of four coalition parties and an increasing proportion of the broader public. The future of the coalition will to a large extent depend on his willingness to step down from the government. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 elections Matovič Slovakia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-impossible-art-of-populist-government/ raw object