IDM Short Insights 11: Side effects of vaccine diplomacy in Slovakia

In March 2021, exactly one year since the assuming of the office after an overwhelming victory in 2020 parliamentary elections, instead of celebrating, Igor Matovič had to deal with the dissolution of his own government. What role can the vaccine diplomacy play in the domestic politics and what can be expected from the new Slovakian government? Daniel Martínek (IDM) describes the recent political storm in Slovakia and analyses the causes of the crisis.