ocr: The move to independence inl 1993 was more a: result ofCzech than Slovak policies. Slovakleader Vladimir Meciar was bargaining with Prague not for independence, but for more power within a tederation. However, Klaus, the Czechl leader, offered Slovalda continued - membership ofthe tederation on Czech terms or else separation. Slovaldan politics are now in tlux. Parties that once represented Slovak interests within Czechoslovalda are having to define new objectives in a mostly Slovak context. In March 1994, Meciar was ousted from the premiership in a no-contidence vote. However, in elections la ...
