The Slovak government faces backlash over a โforced labourโ proposal amid doctorsโ strike
Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) refused to meet with the doctors.
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Fico lashes out at Slovak media, calls for stricter controls
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) lashed out at major media outlets at a press conference on Tuesday, accusing them of undermining his government and hinting at new possible measures against them, including creating a national media author…
Internal rift in Ficoโs coalition as parties air grievances in public
The mounting rift between Slovakiaโs ruling parties, SNS and Hlas-SD (NI), shows no signs of abating as parties air their differences in the media, and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) refuses to intervene publicly.
Fico compares Trumpโs shooting to his own assassination attempt
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI), who recently survived a politically motivated shooting, drew parallels between his experience and the recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, suggesting that their political oppo…
Ficoโs Smer will not join new Patriots for Europe group, cites ideological divide
Smer-SD (NI) will not join Viktor Orban’s new Patriots for Europe group, said party leader and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, citing a lack of alignment with left-wing or social-democratic principles while criticising the European Socialists for re…
Smer MEP pushes to cease negotiations with EU socialists, proposes alternative
Monika Beลovรก, a Slovak MEP for Robert Fico’s Smer-SD (NI) party, proposed ending negotiations with the Party of European Socialists (PES), which suspended the party’s membership last year, claiming she would instead present a “different plan” to her c…
Giving Slovak jets, air defence to Kyiv was betrayal, new government says
The Slovak government has asked police to investigate the former cabinet and defence minister Jaroslav Nad for donating fighter jets and an air defence system to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia’s invasion, a government official said on Friday …
Pro-EU liberals triumph over Ficoโs Smer in Slovak EU elections
Liberal opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS/Renew) emerged victorious in the European elections in Slovakia with 27.8% of the vote and six seats, beating Robert Ficoโs Smer-SD (NI), initially seen as the frontrunner, which secured 24.8% of the vo…
Slovak PM Fico in life-threatening condition after โpolitically motivatedโ shooting
Dennรญk N reports, that the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD, S&D) got shot on Wednesday afternoon (15 may). He was immediately taken to the hospital.
Disinformation experts are leaving Ficoโs government
Ministry workers are leaving their posts after the Smer-SD party took power, citing interference and incompatibility, as government members spread hoaxes and pro-Russian narratives in a team that is losing disinformation experts. Interventions in the f…
Slovakiaโs Fico to take government reins in time for EU summit
Slovakia’s president will appoint a new government on Wednesday (25 October) led by three-time leftist prime minister Robert Fico, who won a 30 September election with pledges to end military aid to Ukraine and battle illegal migration.
European socialists suspend Robert Ficoโs Smer party and its ally Hlas
Move follows concerns over rightward swing of new Slovakian ruling coalition.
Slovakiaโs pro-Russia former PM reaches deal to form coalition government
Robert Fico in agreement with moderate breakaway party and ultra-nationalists to return to office for fourth timeSlovakiaโs populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, has said he has reached agreement with centre-left and nationalist parties to form …
The Guardian view on Slovakiaโs election: an ominous signal from central Europe | Editorial
Victory for a Putin-friendly populist has given Viktor Orbรกn an ally and the rest of Europe a problemElections in Slovakia, a country of 5.5 million people on the eurozoneโs eastern flank, do not normally generate global headlines. But these are not no…
Robert Fico doubles down on pro-Russia stance after Slovakia election win
The populist Smer leader, who has pledged to end military aid to Ukraine, says he is ready to open talks on forming a coalition governmentSlovakiaโs populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, who campaigned on a pledge to end military aid to Ukraine,…
Pro-Kremlin populist Fico wins Slovakia elections
Slovakia’s leftist former PM Robert Fico beat his rival in a parliamentary election after campaigning to end military aid to Ukraine, but he will need to win over allies to form the next government, results showed on Sunday (1 October).
Slovakia election: polls open in knife-edge vote with Ukraine high on agenda
Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards RussiaVoting has started in a knife-edge election in Slovakia that could decide whether the country sticks with its liberal, pro-western line or …
Specter of Russian interference hangs over Slovak election, EU warns
Europe on high alert as disinformation surges across popular social media sites.
TikTok and Meta warned over Slovakia election lies
EU officials privately told tech giants to step up efforts to tackle pro-Russia propaganda ahe Slovak election campaign.
Pro-Kremlin populist tipped to win Slovak elections
Slovak elections this month could see the EU member change course on Ukraine, analysts said, with polls suggesting the next prime minister could be Robert Fico, a Kremlin-friendly populist.