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President Appoints Iveta Radicova New Slovak Prime Minister (UPDATE)
Thursday 08 July 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, July 8 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic on Thursday appointed Iveta Radicova the new prime minister following the resignation of former premier Robert Fico approximately an hour earlier.
The entire new cabinet – minus an expected environment minister appointment which will take place once the ministry is re-established – is expected to be appointed on Friday.
During the appointment – short of speeches compared to the outgoing government's resignation which featured a brief farewell ceremony and an address by Fico touching on the excellent relationship he has enjoyed with the president – Radicova took the following oath of office: "I pledge allegiance to the Slovak Republic. I will honestly perform my duties for the sake of citizens. I will uphold the constitution and other laws and work to their implementation in life."
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