While the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo is being restored after his attempted life, a discussion about the possible political consequences of this event is unfolding in the country. Leading political commentators and analysts express fears that after recovering Fitzo can significantly strengthen his authority and begin pursuing a policy similar to the authoritarian style of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Financial Times writes about it.
First of all, he can try to establish control of the state media. Fitzo fired at the moment when the Parliament discussed the reform of the RTVS public television company, which the authorities accused of bias, and the opposition opposed this reform.
The ruling majority also insists on the adoption of the law, which, according to critics, will strengthen foreign funding by non -governmental organizations.
Some European officials fear that Fitzo can become even more "devastating force" after the attempt and in the outer arena - within NATO.
"Fitzo makes reasonable calculations in combination with a vengeance about those who overthrew him in 2018, then he was forced to leave the post of premiere after a scandal with the murder of a journalist, including a long list of journalists, prosecutors and activists of civil society," one of the Western diplomats said.
