Slovakia's opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home.

It’s simple to explain why this is happening,” Lendel said. “You need to consider the current political situation in Slovakia, where everything is interconnected. Fico has a parliamentary majority by just three votes.

Slovakia's pro-Western opposition parties announced plans to initiate a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, citing concerns over his governance and foreign policy direction,

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico looks set to survive an upcoming no-confidence vote after rebel lawmakers in one ruling coalition party said they would not support the motion.

(Reuters) - Slovakia's opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, a party chief said on Tuesday. The motion comes after Fico travelled to Moscow last month to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.