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During the protests, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has repeatedly claimed that Czech diplomats and Czech media are "interfering in Slovak internal affairs". [35] [36] During a meeting in Brussels, Czech Prime Minster Petr Fiala told Fico, "I have the right to comment on Slovakia's foreign policy if it impacts Czech interests. And if the ...
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]
Fico's Fourth Cabinet is the incumbent government of Slovakia. It is a three-party coalition government composed of Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), Voice – Social Democracy (Hlas) and the Slovak National Party (SNS). It was appointed on 25 October 2023 by President Zuzana Čaputová following the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.
Slovakia has argued with Ukraine over its decision to halt the transit of Russia's gas through its territory from Jan. 1, seeking to cut Moscow off from the revenue stream. Slovakia had sought to ...
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 ...
The Office of the Public Defender of Rights and the Slovak National Center for Human Rights are responsible for protecting rights in Slovakia. Elections in Slovakia have been found to be free and fair by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The law provides for government action to be made transparent, and government ...
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 ...
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).