Tens of thousands of protesters in Slovakia are demanding a halt to penal reform carried out by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government. The portal reports this SME.
Protesters are demanding a halt to reform as well as the resignation of the government. The liberal parties in the parliamentary opposition, who lost power as a result of the last parliamentary elections in Slovakia, called for mass protests.
The media generally states that anti-government rallies have been held in the country since the end of 2023 and that the reason for this is the decision of the Council of Ministers to abolish the special prosecutor’s office on December 6, 2026. . The decision of the Council of Ministers states that this prosecutor’s office violates the rights of citizens and abuses its powers.
The US Embassy and the European Commission, as well as Slovakian President Suzanna Caputova, also opposed the abolition of the prosecutor’s office.
Before that in Slovakia passed anti-government actions.
It was previously known that it was possible expansion The EU is divided into nine states.