IF you ever needed confirmation as to why “nationalism” has such negative connotations in the minds of some people, look no further than Robert…
Former Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico gives a speech during a protest against Covid pandemic measures in 2021
Twenty-seven-year-old Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova were gunned down in their home and the young journalist’s last report, published posthumously, showed high levels of corruption and triggered mass demonstrations that led to the resignation of Fico’s government. It was Orban, it’s worth remembering, who set up Europe’s most obvious example of nationalist-conservative rule only to find his methods copied in neighbouring Austria and even being cited as an inspiration, too, by some associates of Donald Trump. It was Steve Bannon if I recall correctly who dubbed Orban as “Trump before Trump”.
But there are other reasons too why a Fico comeback is cause for concern. Anti-Western sentiment is on the rise in Slovakia, with Fico often accusing his political rivals of being American agents and “Soros-paid puppets”.This is a reference to the Hungarian-born billionaire, George Soros, a Holocaust survivor whom right-wing governments and antisemitic conspiracy theorists routinely traduce for his philanthropic activities in favour of liberal causes.
Last year, a video most likely shot by Slovakia’s security services was released which caught the deputy military attache of the Russian embassy offering money to a contributor to the country’s largest disinformation website to peddle Kremlin propaganda on the war in Ukraine and much more. The bottom line here is that Fico – who has repeatedly stressed that if he returns to power, his first action will be to stop sending Kyiv weapons or support – could add another challenge to Nato and EU efforts to maintain unity in support of Ukraine. It’s for these all these reasons why the outcome of this month’s election in Slovakia – a country with a comparable population to Scotland – matters hugely.
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