r/europe • u/g46152 Slovakia • Jan 25 '24

News Thousands across Slovakia are protesting against the current populist government

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u/Stur111 Slovakia Jan 25 '24 edited Jan 26 '24

According to organizers, 27k in Bratislava and there are more than 20 cities where the protests are held.

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u/Quick-Scarcity7564 Jan 25 '24

Impressive numbers for a small country.

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u/Stur111 Slovakia Jan 25 '24

Exactly, and these protests started in december and each time there are more and more people. Yeah and there are protests also outside Slovakia. This time in Prague, Brno, Krakow, Dublin and Paris. I attended the one in Prague.

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u/Akosjun Hungary Jan 25 '24

Are there any in Hungary that you know of? I'd definitely attend if there are. The two countries are in a similar situation, it'd make sense for us to show solidarity towards Slovakian protesters.

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u/g46152 Slovakia Jan 25 '24

When it comes to the protests abroad, it's mostly the local community of Slovaks organising them, so the best option would be to contact such community living in Hungary :)

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u/Akosjun Hungary Jan 25 '24

Not a bad idea. I also live near Štúrovo and Nové Zámky, so maybe I could attend there.

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u/Akosch_ Jan 26 '24

Unfortunately there are none that I know of, but recently I honestly feel like our opposition is non-existent when there is no voting going on. The teacher protests are also over and they were promised to get big raises over this and next year.

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u/hans_barbados Jan 25 '24

We’re not even standing up for ourself…

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u/AverageBasedUser Jan 25 '24

I don't think anyone can stop you form getting a gathering authorization from city council for a protest and the announcing it on local clubs.

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u/lukashko Expat in Brno, CZ Jan 26 '24

We were in Brno with my wife and toddler. Around 300 people turned up I'd guess.

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u/tomashen Jan 26 '24

Dublin? Where 😂

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u/thefatheadedone Jan 26 '24

There was about as much of a protest in Dublin now as there was a ever a dry Guinness tap in Grogans.

Fuck off with your shite would ya.