Overview
- In Bratislava, organizers reported up to 50,000 people denouncing Robert Fico’s government and calling for renewed support for Ukraine after military aid was halted.
- Demonstrations spanned multiple Slovak cities, coordinated by opposition parties and NGOs including Mier Ukrajine.
- In Prague, thousands gathered to oppose Babiš’s planned right-leaning coalition, chanting “Czechia is not for sale.”
- Pavel’s warning cited Babiš’s business holdings and receipt of public subsidies as a potential conflict that could justify withholding the appointment.
- Protest leaders invoked the 1989 Velvet Revolution, while a student’s viral chalk message in Slovakia inspired an online “chalk revolution.”