A Maidan-style revolution is being planned by the Slovak opposition, warned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a press conference on Wednesday.
“The situation is extremely serious. We will not let the country be torn apart just because the opposition is afraid of fair political competition,” said Fico.
The Slovak government is taking preventive measures against efforts to overthrow the cabinet, Fico said during the press conferences, reports Hungary’s Mandiner news portal. He added that the opposition and civil society organizations are behind the plan to spark the riots and that he has convened the National Security Council to discuss the issue on Thursday.
“The situation is extremely serious. We will not let the country be torn apart just because the opposition is afraid of fair political competition,” said Fico, adding that “they have a plan to intensify attacks on the government and the state, which includes seizing buildings and blocking roads.”
According to the Slovak prime minister, the anti-government actions are aimed at provoking security forces to take action against the demonstrators.
Soros' millions have been celebrated for years, including funding for journalists to target anti-immigration parties.
Now, MEP Erik Kaliňák, from Slovak PM Robert Fico's SMER-SSD party, criticizes the EU for its hypocritical attacks against @elonmusk.pic.twitter.com/TPQTp5Mx6v
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) January 23, 2025Referring to a report by the Slovak Secret Service (SIS), Fico also spoke about the existence of an “expert group” operating in Slovakia that was also involved in the events of the revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine.
“The group is part of a plan aimed at undermining the constitutional order of Slovakia and forcing the resignation of the government through artificially incited events,” he added.
Meanwhile, the opposition claims Fico is simply trying to create a smokescreen for the country’s troubles.
Michal Šimečka, leader of the largest Slovak opposition party, Progressive Slovakia (PS), says the prime minister is trying to divert attention from price increases and social issues that have remained unresolved during his long rule by spreading conspiracy theories and inciting fear.
Šimečka says the prime minister is thus attempting to silence the opposition and is abusing the secret services to do so.
Taking direct aim at Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok, Šimečka said on X that the minister “is linking together his own failures – unaddressed bomb threats in schools, a hacking attack on a cathedral, the assassination of the prime minister – along with basic civil rights such as decent assemblies across Slovakia. It’s all one big conspiracy with foreign money and power behind it.”
He then went on to say they will “defeat (the ruling coalition) in democratic elections.” This was reiterated in yet another post, showing Šimečka being interrupted by Fico during a parliamentary session: “(W)e will not be silenced. And more and more people who are suffering from Fico’s expensive and failing services, from hospitals to the cathedral, will make it up to them at the ballot box,” he wrote.
Christian Democratic Movement’s Martina Holečková, also a member of Slovakia’s National Council, posted on X that FIco is scared of them and “introducing dictatorial practices.” Among her several accusations sis that he “sold the country to the oligarchs.”
The Slovak opposition has said they will hold a press conference today to address the accusation of planning a coup, while civil activists announced a rally for Friday to reinforce Slovakia’s pro-European stance, which they say the prime minister has challenged.
Despite these claims, Western actors were determined to be partly behind the events of the Maidan, and security services such as the CIA have been active in color revolutions across Europe. Many of these color revolutions are targeted against governments such as Fico’s, which has shown a desire to strike a peace deal with Russia. Fico also traveled to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin earlier this month, producing outrage from Brussels and pro-Ukraine politicians.
Fico was also already nearly killed by a pro-Ukrainian Slovak approximately eight months ago, and although there is no evidence the assassin was backed by security services from a foreign country, it reveals how dangerous the situation is for pro-peace politicians in Europe.
🇭🇺🇸🇰PM Viktor Orbán: The assassination attempt on Slovakian PM Robert Fico is a major blow to the pro-peace movement in Europe. pic.twitter.com/fQMtAqglIx
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