Slovakia is among the most polarised countries in the world, according to a new study by the DEKK Institute, which warns that societal divisions are not only profound but also dangerously entrenched.

The European Commission has issued a pointed warning over democratic backsliding in Slovakia, raising concerns about judicial independence, anti-corruption efforts and the growing pressure on media ...

Matej Drlička, who was dismissed as the head of the Slovak National Theater by the far-right government of Robert Fico, spoke ...

Former Slovak National Theatre director Matej Drlička told delegates at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival how Slovakia's government was "eroding" culture ...

Since his return to power in 2023, Prime Minister Robert Fico has implemented measures to exert control over the media in Slovakia. Since years, Fico expresses contempt for press freedom, frequently ...

In “What the Democrats can learn from Slovakia” (Ideas, March 30), Jay Rumas gives some sound advice to the Democratic Party. It seems that everyone supposes the Democrats are doing nothing to ...

Ten years ago, Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats were riding high. The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) held 38 seats in the country’s parliament after the 2015 election.

A few days ago, a coalition was reached between the resignations and the Social Democratic Party, which was once led by Kaqusha Jashari. According to that agreement, the new chairman of this party ...

Elections will be held on Sunday. Its leader, Herbert Kickl, has been branded as “Volkskanzler” or “people’s chancellor,” by his party, a term the Nazis used to describe Hitler.

His cabinet members similarly mischaracterized pro-Western presidential candidate Ivan Kor?ok as a “warmonger” to stoke fears among supporters of the ruling party, Smer-Social Democracy.

Democrats and immigration advocates in the U.S. are sounding the alarm that adopting the right’s framing on the issue has already and will continue to hurt the left and political center.

Slovakia’s “pro-liberal democratic forces” stand in contrast to Fico’s brand of pro-Russian national populism, he said, characterized by “provoking hostility with radical rhetoric and ...