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Journalist Murder Threatens to Topple Slovak Government

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico could lose his parliamentary majority after Most-Hid, a junior party in his coalition, considers quitting the bloc in reaction to the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. In...

by LibertiesEU
A junior coalition party threatens to bring down Robert Fico's government. (Image: European Council)

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico could lose his parliamentary majority after Most-Hid, a junior party in his coalition, considers quitting the bloc in reaction to the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. In two unfinished texts published after his killing on Sunday, Kuciak wrote that Italian organised crime group the 'Ndrangheta had embezzled EU subsidies for Slovak farmers and solar power plants. He also wrote that the group maintains personal links to senior figures in Fico's government.

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