Pressure on Fico increases
In Slovakia, protests against a controversial judicial reform are continuing. In fact, they are getting bigger and bigger. On Thursday evening, tens of thousands of people once again took to the streets in several cities to protest against the government of left-wing nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico, which has been in office since the end of October.
As the organizers told the TV news channel TA3, around 30,000 people are said to have gathered in the capital Bratislava alone. Several thousand people also responded to the call of three opposition parties in 30 other cities across the country.
"Fico, go to Russia!"
This day of demonstrations is therefore likely to have been the largest so far in a wave of opposition protests that began in December. The demonstrators carried banners with slogans such as "Fico is evil for Slovakia", "Fico, go to Russia!" and "Shame on the Fico mafia government!". Smaller solidarity rallies also took place in Brussels, Prague, Paris and other European cities, according to the TASR news agency.
EU Commission also concerned
The government's plan has also triggered critical statements from the EU Commission and the EU Parliament. One of the most controversial aspects of the reform is the three-party coalition's plan to abolish a special public prosecutor's office responsible for organized crime and political crimes, as this was allegedly "politically abused".
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