2020年,斯洛伐克举行议会选举,右翼政党时隔八年再次执掌议会,组建四党联合政府。新政府在新冠肺炎疫情蔓延、经济危机、执政联盟不稳、政府高层丑闻迭出的危机下支持率不断下滑。经济方面,受新冠肺炎疫情影响,斯洛伐克国内生产总值自2009年来首次出现负增长,失业率显著上升,外贸小幅下降。外交上,斯洛伐克坚定推行支持欧盟和北约的基本外交方针,积极活跃在中欧区域多边外交舞台。斯洛伐克与中国在抗击疫情、经贸合作领域保持良好合作关系,但在涉华敏感问题上态度相对强硬。
The Slovak Parliamentary Election was held in 2020. The right-wing political party regained control of the parliament after eight years,forming a four-party coalition government. The new government’s support rate has been declining due to COVID-19,the economic crisis,the unstable coalition,and the scandals of the high-level government officials. In terms of economy,Slovakia’s GDP has experienced negative growth for the first time since 2009,with a significant increase in unemployment and a modest decline in foreign trade. In the field of diplomacy,Slovakia firmly supports the EU and NATO and was active in the multilateral diplomacy in Central Europe. Slovakia and China maintained good cooperative relations against the pandemic and in economy and trade,although Slovakia took a relatively tough position on some sensitive issues related to China.