No-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico

Slovakia's main opposition parties are planning to table a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Robert Fico's government in the coming days. This step follows on from Fico's controversial visit to Moscow, where he met Russian President Vladimir Putin. Critics accuse Fico of neglecting domestic issues and courting authoritarian regimes instead. The opposition sees a threat to Slovakia's democratic direction in Fico's pro-Russian stance and his domestic policy decisions and is therefore seeking a change of government.