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Igor Matovič becomes Prime Minister of Slovakia

On 21 March 2020 Igor Matovič was appointed prime minister of Slovakia. His movement, Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO), had won the parliamentary election held on 29 February 2020 after campaigning on an anti-corruption platform.

Igor Matovič (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 21 March 2020 Igor Matovič was appointed prime minister of Slovakia. His movement, Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO), had won the parliamentary election held on 29 February 2020 after campaigning on an anti-corruption platform. His appointment came about three weeks after that vote, when he formally took office as head of government.

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  • Igor Matovič

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  1. 1.osw.waw.plchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: matovi+prime minister · verified
  2. 2.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: matovi+prime minister · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Igor Matovič becomes Prime Minister of Slovakia. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/matovic-becomes-slovak-prime-minister-2020-03-21

https://factrail.ai/facts/matovic-becomes-slovak-prime-minister-2020-03-21

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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