Slovak president rejects proposal for new government
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Slovakia's president has rejected a proposal for a new government following a crisis triggered by the killing of a journalist and his fiancee.
Last week, the three-party coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico resigned following massive street protests in the wake of the slayings that shone a light on possible corruption in the government.
President Andrej Kiska asked Fico's deputy prime minister, Peter Pellegrini, to form a new government but his proposal involving the same three parties that were in the previous government was rejected.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kiska said tensions in Slovakia would not be calmed by the proposal and he has given Pellegrini until Friday to come up with a better proposal.