Fico’s leadership is marked by increasingly authoritarian tendencies, including tight control over central institutions and a foreign policy that is strongly aligned with Russia and China.

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 ...

This is evident in the case of Fico, who is supported by an oligarchic network, or in Hungary’s media landscape, where Orbán has taken control of the news.

IDEAS What the Democrats can learn from Slovakia The country’s opposition party is fighting to slow down its own would-be authoritarian. And it is winning.

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.

Like Trump, Fico displays contempt for the mainstream media, and has declared war on illegal immigration. Fico has faced criminal charges for organized crime, which he denounced as politically ...

The one thing dictators all hate is a free press, and Vladimir Putin proved that much last week when he moved beyond suppressing Russia’s own media and went after the foreign press.

Authoritarian control also involves telling members to not talk to ex-members or critics. Only believing in the propaganda and information that is approved by the leader and the cult organization.

Prime Minister Robert Fico, leader of the strongest ruling party Smer, announced on Monday that he would suspend communication with four media outlets. In a press release, he named the private ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that social media companies must moderate content on their platforms or else “we lose total control.” Clinton told CNN host Michael ...

As Europe celebrated the European Parliament's landslide vote in favour of the European Media Freedom Act, which extends protections to journalists and the editorial independence of public ...