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Europe’s main center-left political family expels Slovak leader’s party for breaching its values
The Party of European Socialists unanimously expelled Slovakia’s Smer party for contradicting core values by supporting Russia and blocking EU sanctions, officials said.
- On Friday, the Party of European Socialists voted unanimously to expel the Smer party for taking positions that `contradict severely and deeply the values and principles our family stands for` at a group congress.
- In recent years, Fico's international moves included traveling to Moscow as the only EU leader for 80th‑anniversary events, while Smer has held up the latest EU sanctions package against Russia.
- At the Amsterdam congress, Giacomo Filibeck, Secretary-General of the Party of European Socialists, said `This is a unanimous, clear message.` after the vote.
- The move highlights Fico's divisive standing at home and abroad, as he returned to power after Smer's win on a pro-Russia platform and openly challenged the EU's Ukraine policies.
- Fico's ongoing public appearances include a speech on Sunday in Esztergom, Hungary, underscoring his continued visibility despite PES judging his positions incompatible.
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The European party family has excluded Smer from its ranks.
They accuse Prime Minister Robert Fico of approaching Vladimir Putin while undermining the rule of law in Slovakia. Now Europe's Social Democrats have excluded his party Smer.
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