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Health minister who compared himself to Jesus Christ is leaving
Marek Krajčí, Matovič s most loyal minister, to step down on Friday.
Krajčí has always been loyal to the PM. He steps down on March 12. (Source: TASR)
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After the coronavirus outbreak in Slovakia worsened in autumn, Health Minister Marek Krajčí would continue nodding at anything PM Igor Matovič (both OĽaNO) said during his public statements.
Only a few weeks ago he admitted that he was the only one demanding a hard lockdown before Christmas and failed to gain the support of his fellow ministers.
Even so, he had resisted pressure for his resignation until Thursday. Last week, speaking on the private television channel Markíza, he compared the calls for his resignation to the biblical phrase: Crucify him, what people called out in the Bible when they demanded that Pontius Pilate condemn Jesus Christ to death.
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Krajčí will step down once Sputnik V rolls out
The coalition of four will continue ruling Slovakia after the crisis that was triggered after PM Igor Matovič and Health Minister Marek Krajčí (both OĽaNO) welcomed the delivery of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia. Junior coalition parties SaS and Za Ľudí then called it the last straw and intensified their demands for the health minister to step down. They have also hinted they wanted a reshuffle that goes beyond just the health minister s resignation.