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Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic, centre, arrives for the cabinet session in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. A party in Slovakia’s ruling coalition has completed its withdrawal from the government amid a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s coronavirus vaccine. A crisis erupted when a secret deal came to light three weeks ago involving Slovakia’s agreement to acquire 2 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. The populist prime minister orchestrated the deal despite disagreement among his coalition partners. (Jakub Kotian/TASR via AP)

Slovak premier, government resign over Russian vaccine deal

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, right, and Health Minister Marek Krajci at Kosice Airport, Slovakia, Monday March 1, 2021, as Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine arrives. Hard-hit Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million dozes of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. The country's prime minister says Slovakia will get one million shots in next two months while another million will arrive in May and June. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP)

Russian Sputnik V vaccine splits Slovakia ruling coalition

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, welcomes Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic prior to a meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP)

Slovakia’s PM survives parliamentary no-confidence vote

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Leader of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities party Igor Matovic arrives for an interview day after the Slovakia's general election in Bratislava, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The center-right populist opposition has claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia. The win ends the reign of the country's long-dominant but scandal-tainted leftist party that governed on an anti-immigration platform. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Chairman of winning party in Slovak vote to form government

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FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2018 file photo, candles are placed in memory of slain journalist and his fiancee during a rally in Bratislava, Slovakia. The 2018 killings of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova, triggered major street protests and a political crisis that led to the collapse of Prime Minister Robert Fico's three-party coalition government. Slovaks vote Saturday Feb. 29, 2020, in parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Center-right opposition leads polls ahead of Slovakian vote

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press