Thousands of Slovaks continue protesting government’s criminal law reforms
Bratislava, SlovakiaReuters At least 15,000 people demonstrated in Slovakia’s capital on Tuesday as protests grew against plans of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government to fast-track criminal law changes that include scrapping a special prosecutor’s office focused on corruption. Opposition parties led protests in cities around the central European country of 5.4 million for a third […]
Slovakia’s poll winner defies European consensus on Ukraine
Bratislava, SlovakiaReuters Slovakia’s pro-Russian and anti-liberal election winner Robert Fico was poised on Sunday to begin coalition talks to form a government likely to join Hungary in opposing the European Union’s military aid for Ukraine. The 59-year-old former Prime Minister’s SMER-SSD party scored nearly 23 per cent of Saturday’s parliamentary poll, earning the President’s nod […]
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