Slovakians took to the streets of various towns and cities, including the capital Bratislava, to protest controversial proposals made by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    3•7 months ago

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    Slovakians took to the streets of various towns and cities, including the capital Bratislava, to protest controversial proposals made by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

    Thousands have taken to the streets of Slovakia, rallying in Bratislava and other major cities to denounce a plan by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s new populist government to amend the country’s penal code.

    A vocal but peaceful crowd in Bratislava gathered in front of the government office in a rally organised by several opposition parties, including Progressive Slovakia, the Christian Democrats and Freedom and Solidarity.

    Fico returned to power for the fourth time after his scandal-tainted leftist party won Slovakia’s 30 September parliamentary election on a pro-Russia and anti-American platform.

    His critics worry that his return could lead Slovakia to abandon its pro-Western course and instead follow the direction of Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

    Under the previous government, which came to power in 2020 after campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket, dozens of senior officials, police officers, judges, prosecutors, politicians and businesspeople linked to Fico’s party have been charged and convicted of corruption and other crimes.

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    • @[email protected]English
      1•7 months ago

      ironic, to protest now, instead of like… a couple of weeks sooner at the ballot box…

        • @[email protected]English
          -3•7 months ago

          Yeah, I was aware of the likeliness of that, and the partial fallacy of my comment, but I wanted to point out the resignation of living in a democracy and finding out the majority is voting for morons. Unfortunately at that point, the best course of action might be to leave the country and support the opposition from abroad. And sadly, leaving is not an option for many people. Humans suck…

          • @[email protected]English
            1•6 months ago

            Unfortunately, many people vote based on populism and trust PM’s stupid social benefits which people will have to pay. I honestly agree with you that it’s easier to leave but supporting the opposition from the foreign countries is more difficult. Still, if you want a bright future for you, leave Slovakia till you can…

            • @[email protected]English
              1•6 months ago

              I am thinking what I will do if the populists ever become part of the government in Germany. I would probably emigrate & support whatever country is least evil, plus actively trying to convince empathetic Germans to leave the country and let the populists rot in their own shit.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•6 months ago

        Actually it’s like the current 52% of people support this. However, the other 48% can’t stand these idiots. Hence the protests.