US EditionSlovaks rally against populist Prime Minister Fico's plan to scrap mail voting from abroad
- Thousands of Slovaks protested in Bratislava and other cities against Prime Minister Robert Fico's plan to scrap mail voting for Slovaks living abroad, fearing it will block pro-Western voters and threaten democracy.
- The protests followed the recent Hungarian election where populist leader Viktor Orbán was ousted, inspiring applause from demonstrators in Slovakia.
- Opposition leaders said the proposed legislation aims to prevent tens of thousands of Slovaks abroad from voting and accused the government of fearing losing elections.
- In the 2023 election, only 6.1% of overseas mail voters supported Fico's party while opposition groups received over 80%; Fico claims the mail voting ban is to prevent fraud.
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A change in electoral law makes it more difficult for Slovaks abroad to vote. The opposition calls it intimidation.
The Slovak government wants to abolish the foreign postal ballot in order to prevent manipulation, as it says. In the last parliamentary election, most foreign Slovaks voted for the opposition - which now called for protests.
The Slovak government wants citizens living abroad to be allowed to vote only in official representations, but no longer by post. The opposition has called for protest.
The Slovak government wants citizens living abroad to be allowed to vote only in official representations, no longer by post. The opposition considers the plans to be a harassment and has called for protest.
In Slovakia, thousands protest against a planned electoral reform. The government wants to abolish the foreign postal ballot – critics see it as an attack on democratic rights.
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Slovaks rally against populist Prime Minister Fico's plan to scrap mail voting from abroad
Protesters in Slovakia's capital and elsewhere in the country have denounced a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to scrap mail voting for Slovaks living abroad.
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