Slovakia Has New Leader as Russia Vaccine Feud Ousts Premier
- Premier and finance minister will swap jobs in coalition deal
- Heger to lead new government as Slovakia fights coronavirus
Eduard Heger
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Slovakia reshuffled its leadership after a crisis over buying Russian coronavirus vaccines forced the prime minister to swap posts with his finance chief.
Igor Matovic, who unexpectedly won last year’s elections, resigned on Tuesday, in line with an agreement among the four ruling coalition groups. President Zuzana Caputova asked Eduard Heger, the finance minister in Matovic’s cabinet, to lead the new government.