Thousands of people attended the protest rally in Bratislava on March 9. (source: Sme)
The decision of the coalition to continue in its current form and not discuss early elections gave another impulse to people who have protested in the streets of Slovak cities and abroad the past two weeks.
The organisers of the Bratislava protest have slightly modified their demands, and are now calling for early elections.
With their March 14 announcement, Fico, Danko and particularly Bugár “have humiliated and deceived all civil society”, the organisers said.
“Their efforts to maintain power by hook or crook is a clear signal that they want to sweep all corruption cases under the carpet,” they wrote on Facebook, “the cases the murdered investigative journalist Ján Kuciak wrote about.”
In their opinion, “the entire intimidation, contempt of decent people and indifference towards active citizens” is the reason for declaring a new election.
“We need a new chance for a decent and fair Slovakia, so we are asking for early elections,” the organisers added. “This is currently the only possibility for attempting to restore the trust of people in the state. The only possibility to return decency to politics.”
Last Friday, March 9, more than 100,000 people attended protest gatherings in many Slovak towns as well as abroad
Protest gatherings “For Decent Slovakia” will continue across Slovakia on Friday, March 16. In Bratislava it will start at 17:00 on SNP Square. The gatherings will also take place in other towns in Slovakia:
Bánovce nad Bebravou, Ľ. Štúra Square at 17:00
Banská Bystrica, at 17:00
Brezno, Gen. M. R. Štefánika Square at 17:00
Dolný Kubín, Hviezdoslavovo Square, at 17:00
Humenné, Freedom Square at 17:30
Kežmarok, Main Square at 17:00
Komárno, Gen. Klapku Square at 17:00
Košice, State Scientific Library at 17:00
Levice, Hrdinov Square at 17:00
Levoča, Northern park at 17:00
Liptovský Mikuláš, Osloboditeľov Square at 18:00
Lučenec, Námestie Republiky square, at 17:00
Martin, Divadelné Námeste square at 17:00
Michalovce, Osloboditeľov Square at 17:00
Námestovo, Hviezdoslavovo Square at 17:00
Nitra, Svätoplukovo Square at 17:00
Nové Zámky, at 17:00
Partizánske, SNP Square at 17:15
Pezinok: mass and then relocation to Bratislava
Piešťany, Freedom Square at 17:00
Poprad, St Egidius Square at 17:00
Považská Bystrica, Cooltajner at 17:00
Prešov, Main Street at 17:00
Prievidza, Freedom Square at 17:00
Rimavská Sobota, Main Square at 17:00
Rožňava, Baníkov Square at 17:00
Skalica, Freedom Square at 17:00
Spišská Nová Ves, Radničné Square at 17:00
Trenčín, Mierové Square at 17:00
Trnava, at 17:00
Veľký Krtíš, A. H. Škultétyho at 17:00
Žiar nad Hronom, Matice Slovenskej Square at 17:00
Žilina, Mariánske Square at 17:00
Pezinok, a concert on Sunday, March 18, starting at 16:00
And abroad:
Berlin, March 18, Niederkirchnerstraße at 16:00
Brussels, Schuman roundabout at 18:00
Copenhagen, Amagertorv at 17:30
Dublin, Slovak Embassy at 19:30
Edinburgh, Bristo Square at 18:00
Glasgow, at 18:00
Helsinki, Slovak Embassy at 17:00
Lisbon, Slovak Embassy at 18:00
London, at 18:00
Luxembourg, Place d'Armes at 17:00
Madrid, Plaza del Callao at 19:00
Malaga, Consulado Honorario de Eslovaquia en Andalucía at 19:00
New York, Bryant Park - Gertrude Stein Statue at 12:00
Olomouc, Žižkovo Square at 17:00
Palo Alto, Hoover Park at 17:30
Paris, Parc de Belleville at 19:00
Prague, Václavské Náměstí square at 17:00
Reykjavik, Austurvöllur at 18:00
Santiago de Chile, Plaza de Armas at 17:00
Stockholm, Slovak Embassy at 17:00
Sydney, Martin Pl at 19:30
The Hague, Het Plein at 19:00
Warsaw, Slovak Embassy at 18:00
This article was first published on March 12.
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