EPP Group concerned about the election of the new Slovak General Prosecutor

Commenting on the election of a new General Prosecutor in Slovakia, the Chairman of the largest political group in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul, said:

"I have learned with great astonishment that Slovakian Socialist MPs yesterday elected their own candidate, the former classmate of PM Robert Fico, for the post of General Prosecutor despite the fact that Slovakia already has a legitimate, elected General Prosecutor.

As a result of this election, Slovakia has today two General Prosecutors. I am worried about the situation in the judiciary system, the negative effects it could have on the functioning of the Constitution and the application of the rule of law, and the further direction of the Slovak Republic.

I call on the President of the Slovak Republic to postpone approving the election of both elected candidates until the ruling of the Constitutional Court on the issue is known. My Group will ask the European Commission to look into the matter to establish whether the rule of law and the European spirit of democracy have been applied thoroughly in this case.

As in the past, I can assure the citizens of Slovakia that the European Parliament, and especially the EPP Group as its most influential political force, will defend democracy and the rule of law in each Member State."