Igor Matovič

PM Viktor Orban delivers keynote speech at the opening session of CPAC Hungary, in Budapest, 04 May 2023. EPA-EFE/Szilard Koszticsak

In other news, former Slovak PM Igor Matovic fights with LGBT activists outside parliament; speculation mounts in Poland about mystery 'rocket'; and Czech President Pavel can't keep still.

The ruthless double murder of two innocent people on February 21, 2018, triggered the largest wave of anti-government protests in Slovakia's modern history.

Since then, he has strived to make amends. In early April, he joined the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on her trip to Ukraine's capital and announced that Slovakia would hand over its Soviet-era air defence system to the country.

Still, describing Heger's cabinet as "new" is arguably a step too far. Heger from the OLaNO (Ordinary People and Independent Personalities) movement merely swapped seats with party leader Matovic, and five of the six ministers who resigned during the crisis have since returned to their posts, with the only new face at the health department.

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