Difference between revisions of "Robert Fico"
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|constitutes=lawyer, politician, COVID-19/Dissident | |constitutes=lawyer, politician, COVID-19/Dissident | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico | ||
|facebook=https://www.facebook.com/robertficosk/ | |facebook=https://www.facebook.com/robertficosk/ | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Comenius University,Slovak Academy of Sciences | ||
| + | |political_parties=Direction - Social Democracy | ||
| + | |description=Slovak prime minister who opposed a number of [[SDS]] policies - and as a result was attempted assassinated. | ||
|birth_date=15 September 1964 | |birth_date=15 September 1964 | ||
|birth_place=Czeckoslovakia | |birth_place=Czeckoslovakia | ||
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== Policies == | == Policies == | ||
Robert Fico shut a Czech "[[anti-corruption]]" unit.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/35d955a4-f8ff-4d8e-b041-fbfc12bafb8c</ref> | Robert Fico shut a Czech "[[anti-corruption]]" unit.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/35d955a4-f8ff-4d8e-b041-fbfc12bafb8c</ref> | ||
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| + | Fico vowed he would not allow Ukraine to become a member of [[NATO]] as long as he was prime minister. He also repeatedly accused [[the West]] of fuelling the conflict, claiming the war should be resolved through diplomacy over fighting.<ref>https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/07/slovakian-pm-robert-fico-pledges-to-prevent-ukraines-nato-bid-while-in-office</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Color revolution target== | ||
| + | [[USAID]] Administrator [[Samantha Power]] visited Slovakia in 2022 to meet with members of the then-ruling opposition party.<ref>https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1511320065215451138</ref> Power met with the organization [[GLOBSEC]] during her time in Slovakia<ref>https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1511439324411310088</ref>, a US government-backed organization dedicated to furthering [[US]] and [[NATO]] interests in the country. | ||
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| + | [[George Soros]] funds a number of other organizations that operate in the country<ref>https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/cf533b00-2578-480d-88ef-f00bae85ce3d/open-society-initiative-for-europe-2014-20170424.pdf</ref>, including the Slovak branches of the [[Open Society Foundation]]<ref>https://osf.sk/en/o-nadacii/</ref> and the [[International Research and Exchanges Board]] (IREX). | ||
==Assassination Attempt== | ==Assassination Attempt== | ||
| + | Just over a month before the May assassination attempt on Fico, ''[[The Guardian]]'' published a [[hit piece]] blaming him for being "out of sync with the liberal west."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/slovakia-brain-drain-populist-leader-robert-fico</ref> | ||
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On May 15 2024, Fico was shot down after a barrage of bullets fired by one assailant in the [[Slovakian]] town of Handlová, his assailant arrested on the spot.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1oM</ref> | On May 15 2024, Fico was shot down after a barrage of bullets fired by one assailant in the [[Slovakian]] town of Handlová, his assailant arrested on the spot.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1oM</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:00, 28 October 2024
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| Born | 15 September 1964 Czeckoslovakia |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Alma mater | Comenius University, Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| Party | Direction - Social Democracy |
Robert Fico is a Slovak politician. As prime minister, he announced that Slovakia would be launching an investigation into the previous administration's "COVID response".[1]
Policies
Robert Fico shut a Czech "anti-corruption" unit.[2]
Fico vowed he would not allow Ukraine to become a member of NATO as long as he was prime minister. He also repeatedly accused the West of fuelling the conflict, claiming the war should be resolved through diplomacy over fighting.[3]
Color revolution target
USAID Administrator Samantha Power visited Slovakia in 2022 to meet with members of the then-ruling opposition party.[4] Power met with the organization GLOBSEC during her time in Slovakia[5], a US government-backed organization dedicated to furthering US and NATO interests in the country.
George Soros funds a number of other organizations that operate in the country[6], including the Slovak branches of the Open Society Foundation[7] and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX).
Assassination Attempt
Just over a month before the May assassination attempt on Fico, The Guardian published a hit piece blaming him for being "out of sync with the liberal west."[8]
On May 15 2024, Fico was shot down after a barrage of bullets fired by one assailant in the Slovakian town of Handlová, his assailant arrested on the spot.[9]
Fico survived another assassination attempt on October 6, 2024. In an interview, he said there was an armed person in the crowd at an event in Dukla, Poland, who wanted to attack him.[10]
References
- ↑ https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/slovakia-prime-minister-orders-urgent-investigation-into-millions-of-mrna-deaths/
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/35d955a4-f8ff-4d8e-b041-fbfc12bafb8c
- ↑ https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/07/slovakian-pm-robert-fico-pledges-to-prevent-ukraines-nato-bid-while-in-office
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1511320065215451138
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1511439324411310088
- ↑ https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/cf533b00-2578-480d-88ef-f00bae85ce3d/open-society-initiative-for-europe-2014-20170424.pdf
- ↑ https://osf.sk/en/o-nadacii/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/slovakia-brain-drain-populist-leader-robert-fico
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1oM
- ↑ https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/robert-fico-habe-erneuten-attentatsversuch-ueberlebt-li.2266750
