ated ▁to ▁the ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Security ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Political ▁State ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Er vin ▁Dem eter , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Civil ian ▁Int elligence ▁Services , ▁from ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Or b án ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁national ▁election , ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁parliament arian , ▁however ▁the ▁F ides z ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁MS Z P – S Z DS Z ▁coal ition . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁MP ▁who ▁voted ▁against ▁joining ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁following ▁a ▁successful ▁membership ▁refer endum , ▁where ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁ 8 3 . 8 % ▁of ▁vot ers ▁with ▁a ▁vot er ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 6 %. ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁then ▁argued ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁numerous ▁" questions ▁and ▁uncertainty " ▁around ▁the ▁en larg ement ▁and ▁also ▁added , ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁" major ity ▁of ▁the ▁non - v ot ers " ▁when ▁he ▁rejected ▁the ▁parliament ' s ▁authorization . ▁ ▁Sim ic sk ó ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democr ats , ▁which ▁re - est ab lished ▁after ▁continuous ▁in ward ▁strugg les ▁and ▁legal ▁disput es ▁and ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁F ides z