Around 10,000 people took to the streets in Bratislava on Friday in the latest protests against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, local media reported.
The gathering saw demonstrators accuse Fico’s government of destroying the rule of law, culture and the environment, as well as backsliding on democratic values.
Over the last three months, tens of thousands of people have rallied every fortnight in Bratislava and beyond, demanding Fico's resignation.
The protests began in late December after Fico’s trip to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare visit to the Kremlin by a European Union leader since Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, and his remarks that Slovakia might consider leaving the 27-nation EU and NATO.
Fico has faced calls to resign over his claim that Russia had security reasons to invade Ukraine.
The Slovak prime minister’s views on Russia have sharply differed from the European mainstream.
Fico returned to power when his party won a parliamentary election in 2023.
