Representatives of the opposition parties of Slovakia left the meeting of the parliament, thereby refusing the vote initiated by them on the issue of confidence in the government of Robert Fico. This was reported by local media.

Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a "Maidan"-style coup in Slovakia, referring to the popular uprising that toppled Ukraine's pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

The opposition had protested Fico's motion to make the session secret on grounds he was sharing confidential information, and said it would call new no-confidence vote in the near future.

Slovakia’s opposition called for an investigation into Prime Minister Robert Fico’s administration for potentially misusing the intelligence service to suppress political adversaries and civil society.