A rally of thousands of opposition politicians was held in the Slovak capital against the Fico government
Kyiv • UNN
A mass rally was held in Bratislava against Prime Minister Fico's policies and rapprochement with Russia. Opposition politicians called for unification to preserve Slovakia's pro-Western course.
Representatives of the opposition parties emphasized that they would not allow Slovakia to return to slavery to Russia.
Writes UNN with reference to Deník and Focus.
The day before, a rally was held in the center of the Slovak capital for a number of reasons. The demonstration, attended by thousands of people, was held under the slogan "We don't want to be in the hands of Russia again," which included expressions of disapproval of the policies of the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The rally was also planned to mark the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.
Representatives of the opposition parties emphasized that they would not be intimidated and would not allow Slovakia to return to slavery to Russia.
Slovakia is and will forever remain a part of Western civilization. We do not want anyone to pull us to Moscow
Former Foreign Minister and presidential candidate Ivan Korčok also spoke at the event. In his speech, he called for tolerance between parties, as well as for liberals and conservatives to "unite to save Slovakia.
Addendum
According to opinion polls (360tka), the popularity of the Social Democrats (Smér-SD) of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has fallen. At the same time, the opposition movement Progresivní Slovakia (PS) enjoys the greatest preferences.
It is worth noting that Směr-SD won the early parliamentary elections in September last year, gaining almost 23% of the vote. PS came in second, with almost 18% of voters supporting the party.
