In Slovakia, a 'fascist'-led party gains seats

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Source: Christian Science Monitor

1 hour ago

The results of Slovakia's national election will take away the ruling party's majority stake in parliament while granting several parties, including one led by man with sympathies for the country's Nazi collaborators past, greater influence in Slovakian politics.

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Despite that Smer-Social Democracy position, issues in Slovakia including teacher strikes, unemployment, and corruption in the healthcare system may have diverted votes from Fico’s migrant-heavy platform to the other parties’ greater focus on domestic issues, including the People’s Party, chaired by Marian Kotleba.

Mr. Kotleba, a former leader of a now-banned neo-Nazi party, gained notoriety in 2013 during a successful campaign for regional governor in which he praised the Slovak Nazi collaborationist government during World War II. The Economist describes him as "[o]nce fond of wearing uniforms in the 1930s and 40s fascist style."

Kotleba’s success at the national level also has an impact on Slovakia’s position in Europe, where most countries are unaccustomed to encountering pro-Nazi sentiments in government. Kotleba has also expressed his opposition to the EU, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the United States, and already has Slovakian politicians on edge.


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[forest444]

1. This is probably how the GOP sweeps in 2010 and 2014 were covered in Slovakia.

And in many other counties as well.

[noretreatnosurrender]

2. Thanks for posting

Not good.