Slovak nationalism

Neither Kotleba nor Slovak Togetherness was a stranger to such rhetoric, yet the party never amounted to anything more than a marginal political force.

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See also:

Slovak Democracy Seen at Stake in Make-or-Break Election

Slovak Far Right Courts Youth Vote in Pivotal Ballot

Kotleba: Slovak Extremist Who Made Far Right Fashionable

Don't Underestimate Slovakia's Neo-Nazi Threat

Slovak Election Dilemma: To Talk or Not to Talk to Fascists?

Slovak MPs rejected Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. In the 150-seat parliament, 96 of the 113 lawmakers present voted against ratifying the document, known as the Istanbul Convention, the Associated Press reported.

Nicknamed the "forbidden survey", it was crowdfunded by civic initiative 50dni.sk. (Meaning "50days", the name is a cheeky reference to a government proposal late last year to introduce a 50-day moratorium on polls, which was scuppered by the constitutional court.)

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Kotleba: Slovak Extremist Who Made Far Right Fashionable

A priest from Trnava, a city 40 kilometres to the east, offered his blessing to Kotleba, his party and its supporters — intoning that they could "save our beloved country".

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Slovak Far Right Courts Youth Vote in Pivotal Ballot

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Don't Underestimate Slovakia's Neo-Nazi Threat

Four years later, with LSNS polling around 14 per cent ahead of a parliamentary election at the end of February, that question has a new urgency.

The party's rise has polarised Slovak society and divided opinion among commentators, experts and political leaders about whether to sup with the devil — and if so, with how long a spoon.

But while Slovak police have set up a Facebook page to debunk hoaxes and civil society organisations try to explain the dangers of information wars and widespread media illiteracy, some social media users are taking matters into their own hands.

But it speaks also to the growth in popularity of right-wing populists, and an emerging battle for young voters.

'New trend'

Slovakia appeared to strike a powerful blow against the populist surge in Europe with the election in March of progressive political newcomer Zuzana Caputova as president.