The Latest: Slovak Minister Refuses to Resign Tensions Rise
Robert Fico
The tensions in Slovakia's coalition government are increasing after  the interior minister  refused to resign following the slaying of an investigative journalist and  his  partner.
A junior party in Slovakia's coalition government led by  Prime Minister Robert Fico  has called for the resignation of Interior Minister Robert Kalinak. The Most-Hid party of mostly ethnic Hungarians also wanted foreign investigators to join the team probing the journalists' slaying.
After Kalinak  a close ally of  Fico  on their leftist Smer-Social Democracy party  said on Saturday he had no plans to resign  Most-Hid announced its leadership will meet March 15 to discuss the future of the coalition.
Kalinak's resignation is also demanded by the opposition.  The minister  was linked to corruption scandals in the past.
 Slovakia's prime minister  has denied being asked by the head of Reporters Without Borders to apologize for  his  insults of journalists.
 Prime Minister Robert Fico  is known for numerous attacks on the media.
Reporters Without Borders chief Christophe Deloire met with  Fico  in Bratislava on Friday  days after Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova were shot dead. Afterward  Deloire said he told  Fico  "you should express regret and apologize for having insulted journalists on several occasions."
 Fico  on Friday denied that any such request was made.
Journalist Jan Kuciak and his partner  Martina Kusnirova  were found shot in their house Sunday. Kuciak was working on a story about the influence of the Italian mafia in Slovakia and its possible ties to people close to Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The tensions in Slovakia's coalition government are increasing after  the interior minister  refused to resign following the slaying of an investigative journalist and  his  partner.
A junior party in Slovakia's coalition government led by  [TGT] has called for the resignation of Interior Minister Robert Kalinak. The Most-Hid party of mostly ethnic Hungarians also wanted foreign investigators to join the team probing the journalists' slaying.
After Kalinak  a close ally of   [TGT] said on Saturday  [TGT]  had no plans to resign  Most-Hid announced its leadership will meet March 15 to discuss the future of the coalition.
Kalinak's resignation is also demanded by the opposition.  The minister  was linked to corruption scandals in the past.
 Slovakia's prime minister  has denied being asked by the head of Reporters Without Borders to apologize for  his  insults of journalists.
  [TGT] is known for numerous attacks on the media.
Reporters Without Borders chief Christophe Deloire met with  Fico  in Bratislava on Friday  days after Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova were shot dead. Afterward  Deloire said he told  Fico  "you should express regret and apologize for having insulted journalists on several occasions."
 Fico  on Friday denied that any such request was made.
Journalist Jan Kuciak and his partner  Martina Kusnirova  were found shot in their house Sunday. Kuciak was working on a story about the influence of the Italian mafia in Slovakia and its possible ties to people close to Prime Minister Robert Fico.