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Slovak PM Fico rejects calls to quit amid growing protests
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Saturday after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.
Slovakia's peaceful anti-government protests grow nationwide
After Prime Minister Robert Fico alleged there were plans to escalate anti-government protests into an attempted coup, Slovaks took the streets in over 20 cities to peacefully protest the government's pro-Russia policy.
Thousands of Slovaks take to the streets against PM Fico’s pro-Russian stance
Opposition parties look to table a new no-confidence motion against Fico's government after a failed attempt on Tuesday
Slovak protests draw 100,000 denouncing pro-Putin tilt by Fico government
There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico
Tens of thousands come onto the streets, as Robert Fico threatens to deport foreigners he says are fomenting a coup.
Protests against Fico’s pro-Kremlin turn intensify across Slovakia
The intensification of the pro-Kremlin turn of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico drew the largest crowd of demonstrators to the streets of the Slovak capital Bratislava since protests against Fico's Smer party-led cabinet began in late 2023 as fears arose that Fico’s changes in the country’s police,
Fico rejects resignation amid protests, early elections still on the table
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced that he will not resign amid ongoing protests. However, he has not ruled out the possibility of holding early elections in the country, according to Bloomberg and Dennik N.
Slovak Premier Fico says he won’t bow to popular pressure and quit
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government is facing the threat of losing its majority in parliament after four coalition lawmakers refused to vote until their demands are addressed.
Zelensky backs Slovak protests as Fico criticizes opposition, organizers
"Bratislava is not Moscow, Slovakia is Europe," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X on Jan. 25, voicing support for protests against Slovakia's government. The demonstrations, held under the slogan "Slovakia is Europe,
Slovak PM Fico vows to stay amid mass protests and foreign plots
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has firmly rejected calls for his resignation, which emerged during mass protests nationwide. He stated that a change of government should occur only through elections,
Fico criticises Zelenskyy for supporting protests in Slovakia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for supporting the protests against the Slovak government's policies that took place on 24 January. Source: Fico quoted by Aktuality;
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Slovakia's political crisis deepens, PM Fico accuses Czech politicians and media of meddling with Slovak internal affairs
By Albin Sybera in Prague Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused Czech politicians and media of meddling ...
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico
Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to ...
Slovakia will expel all foreign riot instructors — Fico
The government of Slovakia intends to expel from the country foreign specialists in the organization of mass riots, which ...
Slovak PM accuses opposition of planning coup to topple him
Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a "Maidan"-style coup in Slovakia ...
Fico threatens to pull Slovakia out of EU and Nato
Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing ...
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Slovakia’s Fico dreams of his ‘Maidan’
Fico warned that protestors might occupy government buildings, call a national strike, or confront security forces. He also claimed that a group of experts in Slovakia were actively involved in the ...
Slovak government plans security measures around protests, citing coup risks
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday his administration would plan preventive measures around public protests ...
EU civil war erupts as key country threatens to leave the bloc
Russian prime minister has threatened to pull Slovakia from the EU and NATO, arguing such alliances could soon only exist in ...