Slovakia in Crisis: Robert Fico Faces Mass Protests And a Government in Disarray.
Slovakia in Crisis: Robert Fico Faces Mass Protests And a Government in Disarray.
Mass protests, a brewing coalition crisis and multiple unsuccessful no-confidence votes left Robert Fico’s cabinet with a wobbly majority. Here’s what unfolded during Slovakia’s turbulent start to 2025.
In recent weeks, Slovakia experienced two major cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and nationwide protests with over 100,000 protesters taking to the streets against Prime Minister Robert Fico’s increasingly pro-Russian agenda and diplomatic attacks on Ukraine. A brewing coalition crisis after multiple unsuccessful no-confidence votes left Fico’s cabinet with a wobbly majority. Here’s what unfolded during Slovakia’s turbulent start to 2025.