Robert Fico
Slovakia's Intelligence Chief has been charged for Organizing a Criminal Group
Slovak police have accused the intelligence chief and other senior security officials of creating a criminal group and conspiring to abuse power in a case just weeks before early elections, Reuters reported.
Slovak Oligarch Kocner Acquitted for Second Time in Kuciak Murder
Marian Kocner arrives accompanied by an escort for the sentencing in the case of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kuñírová at the Specialized Criminal Court (TS) in Pezinok on Friday May 19, 2023. PHOTO TASR - Jaroslav Novák
Democracy Digest: Slovak President Threatens to Sue Fico as Political Tensions Rise
Meanwhile, President Caputova, the most trusted Slovak politician, does not often talk about how often she and her daughters receive various threats, including death threats. Yet earlier this week, she posted on social media that she is prepared to take legal action against Smer leader and former PM Robert Fico.
This Week in Central Europe / 28 April 2023
In other news, Donald Tusk, leader of Poland's main opposition Civic Platform party, is put under investigation by Warsaw prosecutors for abuse of power; the new Czech president is already at odds with the government; and former Slovak PM Robert Fico says 'yes' to Ukraine in the EU, 'no' to it joining NATO.
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With His New Party, Slovak PM Embarks on a Mission to Unify
"Giving up is not a solution. It's what the mafia wants," Heger wrote on social media soon after, employing a term that Matovič's OĽaNO often uses to refer to previous governments led by Robert Fico's Smer party.
5 Years After Kuciak Murder, Slovak Journalists Are Still Being Attacked by Politicians
The ruthless double murder of two innocent people on February 21, 2018, triggered the largest wave of anti-government protests in Slovakia's modern history.
Democracy Digest: Slovakia Set for Referendum and Early Election
A referendum will take place in Slovakia on Saturday, as citizens vote on a constitutional change that would make it possible to shorten parliament's term through a referendum or by a majority vote in the parliament. The referendum, the first in seven years, was initiated by the opposition Smer party back in 2021.
Extremists Benefit from Radical Narratives Spread by Some Slovak Politicians
Nurturing 'pub talk'
The popularity of Robert Fico, the former prime minister and chair of the social democratic Smer party who is currently an opposition MP, has received a boost lately. While only 19 per cent of voters trusted him in November 2020, that figure had risen to 29 per cent by September, according to a poll by Focus.
Instead of Celebrations, Crisis Defines Slovak Government’s First Anniversary
After the Virus, Fighting Corruption Tops Slovak To-Do List
No government in Slovak history has faced challenges like those confronting the new administration led by Matovic and his anti-establishment OLANO party. Along with the deadly virus, it has the contagion of decades of corruption to content with.