Overview
- Organizers reported up to 50,000 in Bratislava as demonstrators denounced democratic backsliding, criticized austerity measures, and urged renewed military aid to Ukraine.
- Opposition parties and NGOs, including Initiative Mier Ukrajine, coordinated rallies across multiple Slovak cities.
- In Prague, thousands rallied against election winner Andrej Babiš, accusing him of planning a government built on “mafia-like” structures.
- Czech President Petr Pavel signaled he may refuse to appoint Babiš, citing a conflict of interest tied to the billionaire’s subsidized agribusiness.
- A student’s chalk message sparked a viral “Kreidenrevolution” with images of anti-government slogans shared widely online in Slovakia.