Slovak PM claims Ukrainians make up third of protesters against his government's policies
www.pravda.com.ua
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:50:00 +0200
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that a third of the participants in the mass protests against his governments policies are allegedly Ukrainians. Source Robert Ficos statement, cited by European Pravda with reference to Slovak newspaper Aktuality Details Robert Fico also said that he would not resign despite the demand of tens of thousands of people at protests across Slovakia on Friday.
Slovak PM says that the government can only be replaced after parliamentary elections.
The head of the Slovak government repeated several times that the organisers deceived people at the protests.
Robert Fico said that it was a pure lie that his government wanted to leave the EU.
Quote from Robert Fico A story that is being invented here is misleading.
They say we must take people to the streets to prevent Slovakia from leaving the EU.
Any competent person knows that the government has never taken a single step that would jeopardise EU membership.
More details Speaking about the protesters, Fico also noted that a third of them are Ukrainians who are against the Slovak government.
Quote from Robert Fico I dont understand why Ukrainians should scold the Slovak government.
Background Protests against Prime Minister Robert Ficos government policies are taking place in over 30 Slovak cities.
The protests began on the evening of Friday, 24 January, under the slogan Slovakia is Europe.
Protests also took place in Poland, Germany, Czechia and Ireland.
About 100,000 people gathered for protests against Prime Minister Robert Ficos government policies throughout Slovakia.
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