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Centre-right government takes power in Slovakia


 Significance
 The February 29 parliamentary elections resulted in the defeat of ruling left-nationalist Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD), which has led Slovakia’s government for 12 (3 4-year terms) of the 16 years that Slovakia has been a member of the EU. The incoming four-party centre-right government of Igor Matovic, while generally conservative on social issues, will be reformist and pro-EU on economic and foreign policy.
 
 
 Impacts
 While populist, the new Slovak government will diverge from its Central European neighbours in not promoting ‘illiberalism’.
 There should be continuity in Slovakia’s foreign policy, with a professional diplomat as foreign minister.
 The government supports EU membership, despite some parties demonstrating soft Euroscepticism.
