Protests in Slovakia after Prime Minister Fico’s tilt towards Russia
Massive turnout in nationwide rallies, as Fico brandishes intel report alleging ‘coup d’etat’ in league with foreigners.
Slovak protests grow in rebuke of PM Fico's Russian tilt
Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia, after tensions between the government and the opposition rose.
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 the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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.
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,
Slovakia’s PM Fico rejects calls to quit, amid growing protests over Russia tilt
BRATISLAVA - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Jan 25 after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.
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.
Protesters Flood Bratislava in Opposition to Fico's Russia-Centric Shift
Massive protests took place in Bratislava against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's shift towards Russia, echoing earlier demonstrations from 2018. Fico faces accusations of undermining democracy and diverting from EU and NATO alliances,
Slovak protests build as tens of thousands rebuke PM Fico's Russian tilt
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia, after tensions between the government and the opposition rose.
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,
Slovakia's Political Turmoil: Fico Faces Growing Protests
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico refuses to resign after massive protests against his pro-Russia shift. Demonstrators, rallying under 'We are Europe', demand a return to pro-European policies. Fico defends his foreign policy,
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VIDEO: One of the biggest anti-government protests since the revolution. The entire Bratislava square lit up and sang the national anthem
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Slovak government plans security measures around protests, citing coup risks
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