Government transition in the time of the COVID-19 crisis: Slovak case Juraj Nemec Primary Author mixed material bibliography ENGLAND EMERALD INSIGHT 2021 monographic en ENGLISH

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BAIK Purpose – Most media evaluate Slovakia as the most successful European country in the fight against the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Such excellent results have been achieved in a really specific period – the change of the government overlapped the initial days of the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. The goal of this viewpoint paper is to investigate how individual public leaders (Prime Ministers) shaped the governance response, how these key political leaders have helped to make the transition to a new government so seamless in times of crisis. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative approach is used to map the situation and to show how key political leaders shaped the governance response to the crisis. The official government COVID-19 web page and core national media were investigated to collect the necessary information for our research. Findings – The most positive finding of this article is the fact that the departing Prime Minister Pellegrini did not decide to wait till the end of office in a passive or moderate way, but managed during last days of office of “his” government to realize a set of really comprehensive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Slovakia. Politics has been set a bit aside; coalition and opposition parties prioritized the need to fight COVID-19 instead of the need for permanent political fights. Originality/value – The article introduces the example of the political “takeover” during the crisis, which has been realized in such positive ways, especially thanks to the fact that Pellegrini behaved as a real national leader just a few days before leaving office. Received Accepted Slovakia, COVID-19, Government change NONE Repository Universitas Langlangbuana Sistem Repository Elektronik Skripsi, Tesis, Desertasi dan Penelitian Dosen Universitas Langlangbuana JC301IJPL-21V171.2 My Library Government transition in the time of the COVID-19 crisis: Slovak case International_Journal_of_Public_Leadership.png.png 2496 2023-12-20 12:12:29 2023-12-27 14:30:42 machine generated