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The 2025 Slovak protests refer to widespread demonstrations involving tens of thousands of Slovak citizens mobilizing across Slovakia, primarily to protest Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico's pro-Russia policies. The demonstrations, organized by Peace for Ukraine, took place in 28 different areas throughout the country.
Slovakia's score rose each year between 2020, when it scored 49, and 2023. [5] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among Western European and European Union countries [Note 1] was 90, the average score was 65 and the lowest score was 42. [6] Transparency International wrote of Slovakia in 2023: [7]
Robert Fico, who led Slovakia from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, is the frontrunner to occupy the prime minister's office after the Sept. 30 election. Only Hungary has an openly pro ...
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Slovakia a "flawed democracy" in 2022. [2] [needs update] According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Slovakia was 2023 the 18th most electoral democratic country in the world. [3]
Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights including freedoms of expression and assembly, an intergovernmental watchdog group ...
By Jan Lopatka (Reuters) -Slovakia's coalition government will discuss retaliatory measures to take against Ukraine after it halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory to Slovakia ...
6 April – Peter Pellegrini defeats Ivan Korčok in the run-off of the 2024 Slovak presidential election, winning 53,12% of the vote. [5]24 April – The Slovak government approves the Television and Radio Act proposed by prime minister Robert Fico and minister of culture Martina Šimkovičová over alleged partiality of the broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS).
Fico previously served as Slovakia’s prime minister for more than a decade, first between 2006 and 2010 and then again from 2012 to 2018. He was forced to resign in March 2018 after weeks of ...