Ex-speakers commemorate 20 years of free parliament

Six former speakers of the Slovak Parliament commemorated their terms leading the Slovak National Council by watching historical video recordings screened by current Speaker Richard Sulík to mark the 20th anniversary of free elections to the Slovak parliament.

Six former speakers of the Slovak Parliament commemorated their terms leading the Slovak National Council by watching historical video recordings screened by current Speaker Richard Sulík to mark the 20th anniversary of free elections to the Slovak parliament.

Some of the recordings were made in the old parliament building in Župné Square in Bratislava, and Sulík’s personal secretary informed the TASR newswire that the attendees greatly enjoyed the event. The ex-speakers also enjoyed a wine-tasting and a festive dinner.

As well as former president Rudolf Schuster, František Mikloško, Jozef Migaš, Pavol Hrušovský and Pavol Paška, current Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič also took part in the event, as he too previously served as speaker of the Slovak Parliament. According to Tóthová, guests talked about various topics and “also slightly touched on politics”.

The evening will be commemorated by a joint photograph which each of the attendees will receive as a present. Sulík said he hopes that Tuesday’s meeting of ex-speakers will not be the last. “I hope we are not meeting for the last time and that this event can be repeated,” Tóthová quoted Sulík as saying at the dinner.

Source: TASR

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.

Top stories

Janka, a blogger, during the inauguration of the first flight to Athens with Aegean Airlines at the airport in Bratislava on September 14, 2023.

A Czech rail operator connects Prague and Ukraine, Dominika Cibulková endorses Pellegrini, and Bratislava events.


Píšem or pišám?

"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?


Matthew J. Reynolds
Czech biochemist Jan Konvalinka.

Jan Konvalinka was expecting a pandemic before Covid-19 came along.


SkryťClose ad