Programmes should win rather than just numbers
Elections are over.
Some voters want a radical change.
Some voters also want a change, but they believe in the current parliamentary parties and their programmes.
Dissatisfaction was, among others, triggered by growing indebtedness of the population toward non-banks, gambling, as well as sick healthcare and education, and also the security situation.
The state of the country is characterized by the fact that some 10 percent of the population already lives abroad, thus Slovakia, we are ahead of Mexico in this respect.
Parties that label themselves right-wing have made it to parliament, but in fact they have nothing to do with real political parties.
A political party is a grouping of people that share views on the course of the society.
These views are formulated during internal party discussions in line with certain rules. They have a nationwide or regional scope.
A party of three or four people cannot call itself a political party, as it lacks any characteristics of a political party.
It is merely an attempt to circumvent the law and get individuals into parliament, despite the fact that there are no single-mandate electoral districts.
In the end, “members” of these parties get millions of euros from the state to fund activities of a non-existing party.
This is an absurdity made in Slovakia. Founding, and only, members are “oligarchs” of one another.
If we were to judge it based on the votes, the state of the society looks desperate.
It requires a political solution.
A bloc of right wing parties is non-existent, as there are only two standard right-wing parties in this array.
Sieť might call itself a right-wing party but to prove this it would have to remain a parliamentary party for at least four years and take a rightist stance when tackling the most important questions.
SNS – well, it would require analyses beyond the scope of this column.
The only leftist party is Smer. This party received a very clear message from its voters meaning that Smer failed to impress them during the last four years of its governance.
Smer has to seek compromises, partners and must show self-reflection and a strong desire to change the functioning of the state.
Since we are not a presidential republic, the solution cannot be a caretaker government without the support of a parliamentary majority.
Even is such a government was to be formed, it could only serve to make way for early elections.
We are at a crossroads.
If we do not want Slovakia to fall into chaos, all of the standard parties have to step out from their boxes and take on responsibility for the solution that guarantees economic growth, reforms in healthcare an education, systemic solution to social problems and a dignified European presidency.
Responsibility towards Slovakia must force standard political parties to overcome themselves.
If it wants to have a positive record in history books, the future governing coalition would to be formed based on a good government manifesto and not on doing the parliamentary maths.
