No Confidence Vote Suspended Until 15 Dec

A no confidence vote in the gov't of PM Eduard Heger, scheduled to have taken place at 1100CET, has been postponed until Thursday 15 December according to wires.

• The minority Heger gov't holds 70 seats in the National Council, and is supported from the outside by five other deputies. The opposition has a combined 75 seats, meaning the swing of even a single deputy in the confidence vote could have a significant impact.
• Local media reports that independent lawmaker Slavena Vorobelova, formerly of the far-right 'People's Party Our Slovakia', has indicated she will back the no confidence motion, leaving Heger with a difficult challenge in winning majority support.
• Should the Heger gov't fall it could have a notable impact at the CEE, EU and wider European level. Slovakian gov't under Heger has been a strong supporter of Ukraine and backed EU efforts to back Kyiv. However, leftist and populist parties doing well in polls have advocated for policies that reduce economic burden on Slovakian households, even if this comes at the expense of backing Ukraine.