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Fico: UVO Should Be Chaired by Opposition Nominee
Monday 22 February 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday that he promotes seats for opposition nominees in the Public Procurements Office (UVO) as a fair solution that should be ensured by the new government that will be formed after the general election in June.
In this respect, Fico is proposing a so-called small legal amendment, as the term of office of current UVO head Bela Angyal (Most-Hid) is about to end on March 10, with that of UVO vice-chairman Rudolf Kulman to follow suit on March 16. The Slovak National Party (SNS) has already expressed its willingness to discuss the small amendment, which is now before Parliament. The amendment would enable Angyal to stay on in his post until the end of the current electoral term.
Fico noted that UVO is controlled by the Opposition and stated that he is willing to keep things that way. "As long as Smer-SD is in the Government and we're part of the governing Coalition, we'll promote an opposition nominee as UVO head," he stressed.
Chairmen of opposition parties SDKU-DS, the Christian Democrats (KDH) and the ethnic-Hungarian SMK have sent a letter to Fico asking him to allow them to replace Angyal, who, according to them, has failed to carry out his duties. Fico said that he hasn't seen any new opposition nominees yet, and called on the parties to provide some names first. He thinks, however, that it would be appropriate for the terms of office of the UVO chairman to corresponded with electoral terms.
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