Slovakia health minister resigns over Russian vaccine controversy
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Marek Krajci’s resignation was requested after coalition partners disagreed with his decision to acquire Sputnik V.
Slovakia’s health minister announced his resignation on Thursday in a deal to defuse a political crisis over the acquisition of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, which had threatened to topple the coalition government. Marek Krajci’s resignation was requested by two parties in the four-party coalition in a country that has been among the hardest-hit by COVID-19 in the European Union. “Two coalition parties made my resignation a condition for them to stay in the coalition. In such a situation, I think there was no point arguing … I am not glued to my seat [at the ministry],” Krajci told a televised briefing.More Related News