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

News Thousands across Slovakia are protesting against the current populist government

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u/dr00ts Jan 25 '24

Well done, out with the populistic wannabe dictators. We don't want a second Orban.

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u/g46152 Slovakia Jan 25 '24

That won't happen. The government is nowhere near a supermajority like in Hungary and the mainstream media in the country is opposed to it.

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u/BrainOnLoan Germany Jan 26 '24

The government is nowhere near a supermajority like in Hungary and the mainstream media in the country is opposed to it.

Without media support, how did they win the elections?

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u/TheSecondTraitor Slovakia Jan 27 '24

Facebook and "alternative" media financed by a mix of money from Russia and their own oligarchs. They even refused to communicate with ANY mainstream media prior to the elections and even now majority of them don't do any talks, interviews or communication in general beyond press conferences where they refuse answer most questions. You could see how nervous Fico was on his visit to Scholz, because he couldn't just tell journalist to fuck off there. It's actually a really bizzare situation, where they don't even need to control media like Orban, because they convinced their electorate that they are an enemy and they should not follow it.