17 December 2019
Democratic (Dis)Armament
On 3 September 2019, the Slovak Supreme Court ruled against an MP of the far-right political party Kotleba – People’s Party Our Slovakia. Due to the conviction, Mr Mazurek lost his seat and another candidate of the PPOS took his place. Depending on the factors considered, the case can be seen either as armament or as disarmament of democracy in Slovakia. Continue reading >>
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09 September 2019
Ein Volkskanzler
Jetzt mal angenommen, es käme einer. Mal angenommen, da wäre plötzlich einer, der die Menschen begeistert und mit Hoffnung erfüllt. Ein Neuer, ein Erneuerer, ein von der alten Bundesrepublik und ihrer Politik und ihrem zerfallenden Parteiensystem gänzlich Unkontaminierter. Ein Zukunftsszenario. Continue reading >>30 April 2019
A Failed Attempt to Dissolve a Political Party in Slovakia
On 29 April 2019 the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (SCSR) refused to dissolve the political party Kotleba – Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko (People’s Party Our Slovakia). A five-judge administrative senate essentially found insufficient evidence to ban the party and in a press release pointed the finger at the plaintiff, the General Prosecutor’s office, for mishaps in how the case was argued. Continue reading >>
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