BRATISLAVA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Richard Rasi, vice chairman of the Hlas party, was elected chairman of the Slovak National Council on Wednesday.
Rasi secured all 79 votes from the members of parliament present, surpassing the 76-vote threshold required in the 150-member legislature. The position had remained vacant since April 2024, when then-chair Peter Pellegrini won the presidential election.
Prime Minister Robert Fico described Rasi's election as the culmination of a difficult process to stabilize the governing coalition. The vote had been delayed for months due to disagreements within the three-party coalition over a unified candidate. During the interim, vice-chair Peter Ziga managed the affairs of the Parliament.
Rasi previously served as minister of investments, regional development and informatization in Fico's government. ■
