According to local media, Juraj Cintula advocated creating armed militias against the arrival of ‘hundreds of thousands of migrants’ and showed contempt for the Roma minority in Slovakia. He also opposed ending aid for Ukraine
The takeover plan was drafted by Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, who represents an ultra-nationalist member party of the coalition government and has worked for an internet television outlet known for spreading disinformation
The nationalist and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric of the veteran politician is creating concern in the West, where there are fears that he could become the next Viktor Orbán within the EU and NATO
Populist and far-right parties are capitalizing on the discontent and fatigue of their citizens in the middle of electoral periods in Slovakia and Poland
