successor of the communist party, and only after its collapse, in november 99, he created his own center-left party, the direction of social democracy. from 1994 to 2000 he was slovakia's commissioner at the european court of human rights. he was twice a member of the parliament of the slovak republic and was also twice the prime minister of the country. in 2012. in protest against the murder take to the streets thousands of citizens walked out, and robert fitzo resigned. later, the perpetrators of the murder were found, and the alleged customer, businessman marianne kočner, who appeared in the journalist’s investigation, was also arrested, but the court acquitted him. in april 2023, robert fitso again became prime minister of slovakia for the third time. as the leader of the parliamentary opposition, he stated that... he wants to stop the supply of weapons to ukraine. the politician also emphasized that slovakia will not support ukraine’s application for nato membership, since this is the largest nonsense. after the elections, fitz confirmed his words, but indicated that he would provide humanitarian assistance to kiev in post-war reconstruction. he considers anti-rus

in bratislava. army, from the eighty-seventh to the nineties, fica was a member of the communist party of slovakia, and even after the collapse of the soviet union and the velvet revolution, he retained his leftist views. he joined the party the democratic left, the successor of the communist party and only after its collapse, in november of ninety- nine, created its own center-left party. direction social democracy. from 94 to 2000. was slovakia's commissioner to the european court of human rights, was twice a member of the parliament of the slovak republic and was also twice prime minister of the country. in 2012, after winning the elections, fitz formed a one-party government for the first time in the history of slovakia since independence. on the next after the 2016 elections, it became a coalition and lasted for another 2 years. who appeared in the journalist’s investigation, but the court acquitted him. in april 2023, robert fitso again became prime minister of slovakia for the third time. as the leader of the parliamentary opposition, he stated that he wanted to stop arms supplies to ukrain

bratislava served briefly in the army, from 87 to the nineties fica was a member of the communist party of slovakiad even after the collapse of the soviet union and the velvet revolution, he retained his leftist views, he joined... direction social democracy. from 1994 to 2000 he was slovakia's commissioner at the european court of human rights. he was twice a member of the parliament of the slovak republic and was also twice the prime minister of the country. in 2012 after winning the elections. fitz for the first time in the history of slovakia, since the acquisition independence, formed a one-party government. at the next elections in 2016, it became a coalition and existed for another 2 years until 2018, when jan kuciak and his fiancee were killed. the reporter was investigating tax fraud between an italian criminal group and the slovak political establishment. in token of. thousands of citizens took to the streets to protest against the murder, and robert fitso resigned. later, the perpetrators of the murder were found. the alleged customer, businessman marianne kočner, who appeared in the jou

slovakia. he grew up in what was back then czechoslovakia — a soviet state behind the iron curtain. he studied law, eventuallyjoining the communist partyic left. the czech republic peacefully separated from slovakia in 1992. and not many years later he founded a left wing nationalist party known by the acronym smer. by 2006, they had won the biggest vote share at the general election. he became prime minister, leading a coalition of left—leaning parties, staying on in power until 2010. his second term 2012 and 2018 ended in huge controversy with an investigation into the links between his political allies and the italian mafia. but he was elected again to an unlikely third term in september last year. this time in coalition with the smaller ultranationalists the sns. whose leader does not believe russian—occupied territories are "historically ukraine". and so for a central european leader whose political infancy was rooted in the fall of russia's hegemony, it seems odd he has befriended putin who considers the soviet collapse as the "greatest geopolitical catastrophe". but like 0rban he has taken his party more towards the nationalist

slovakia. here is a communist who was beaten to death for having a party card.ing kolbasovo , a whole family of 11 jews who survived the holocaust returned home after the war to this village bordering ukraine. and tamu already had ukrainian nationalists persecuted by nkvd detachments. bandera's followers fled from the soviet army under the wing of the americans. the american occupation zone after the war was in austria, and just before it the shortest route through slovakia. another village in the east of slovakia, here is also a memorial in memory of those who died at the hands of bandera. fallen soldiers of the czechoslovak people's army who died in the battles against bandera. in 1947 the names of six soldiers. it took a military operation to stop the terror. they were able to clear slovakia of bandera only in 1949. i was in lutsk. i was in lutsk, crying with despair when i saw a monument to bandera there. bandera, my god. well, the european union does not condemn this in any way. european union - people are being demolished, history is being rewritten: lithu

slovakia. here is a communist who was beaten to death for having a party card.lbasovo , an entire family was killed. 11 jews who survived the holocaust returned home after the war to this village bordering ukraine, and there were already ukrainian nationalists there, persecuted by nkvd detachments. bandera's followers fled from the soviet army under the wing of the americans. the american occupation zone after the war was... stopped. they were able to clear slovakia of bandera only in 1949. i was in lutsk. i was in lutsk, crying with despair when i saw a monument to bandera there. bandera, bandera, my god. well, the european union does not condemn this in any way. the european union is bandits. these are bandits. their goal is to destroy the slovenian peoples. their goal is to destroy the slavic peoples. after the war , more than 400 monuments were erected to soviet soldiers throughout europe, but now bandera is on the pedestal, and memorials to the red army soldiers are being demolished, history is being rewritten: lithuania, latvia, estonia, bulgaria, czech re

communist party in 1986. he continued his career in the participant of the detroit of democratic left. the czech republic peacefully separated from slovakiahe founded the participant known as smer. he became prime minister, lead rag cocoa litigation of left-leaning parties, staying in power until 2009. his second term ended in he controversy with an investigation into the links between his political allies and the italian and a halfa but -- mafia but he was elected into a third term last year. so for a central european leader whose political infancy was rooted in the far of russia december hedge money. it seems he's now befriended putin who thinks of the russian class as the greatest national calamity. nene, we are in the midst of a european parliamentary election and we've been talking in recent weeks on this program about the shift to the right so how should we see what's happene in slovakia? >> i think this will really worry politicians. but the only real challenges they have are on the far right or some of these political extremes. as we were saying before this. the party is a bit of an anomaly. it has roots on the left butt has align

slovakia. which was a soviet satellite state what was known as the iron curtain. he studied law, eventuallyjoining the communist eventually joining the communist party eventuallyjoininghe continued his career in politics in left—wing parties. he then founded his own as an er party, which translates into english as direction, social democracy. by 2006 as an er was the biggest single party in terms of share of the vote at the general election. he became a prime minister leading left—leaning parties and stayed in power until 2010. he became prime minister again between 2012 and 2018 and took up the office once again in 2023 in terms of policy... he seen as being a populist internationalist. saying he would not accept mandatory quotas. he condemned russia's invasion of ukraine back in 2022 but has been critical of the eu sanctions against moscow. he is also opposed ukraine joining nato. that isjust some of his background. that is some of his politicaljourney. the president of slovakia has been speaking about what we have seen happen today. let's have a quick lesson. translation: i am shocked- — have a quick lesson. translation: i am shocked. everyone _ have a quick lesso