Progressives counting on a strong performance to rein in Robert Fico’s drift away from rule of law
A demonstration against the government's plan to amend the penal code and eliminate a special prosecutors' office in front of the parliament building, in Bratislava, Slovakia, 07 February 2024.A demonstration against the government's plan to amend the penal code and eliminate a special prosecutors' office in front of the parliament building, in Bratislava, Slovakia, 07 February 2024.
Discussions are ongoing between Brussels and Bratislava on anti-corruption safeguards and what Slovakia would need to do to secure access to EU money. The European Commission’s vice-president in charge of EU values, Věra Jourová,Legislation that would label civil society groups that receive more than €5,000 a year in international funding as “organisations with foreign support” has also triggered worries in the EU and among NGOs.Rado Sloboda, Amnesty International Slovakia’s director.
Some Slovaks have been keen to demonstrate that they disagree with government policies. More than 63,000 people participated in anpublished last month showed that 54% of Slovak respondents said “things are going in the wrong direction” in their country.But in an environment where misinformation is rampant and society is polarised, Fico’s opponents have so far struggled to fully capitalise on discontent.
Ódor, who comes from Slovakia’s Hungarian-speaking minority, stressed that the country’s opposition needed to be on the same page, and he made a case for reaching out to centrist and conservative voters.
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