Vying For Power in Bratislava

Ancient Drama Has Returned to Slovak Politics

9 April 2019

Grassroots citizens’ movements, the ruling powers as well as competing political parties and figures all clash in the struggle for the interpretation of Kuciak

Here is what can be said about the state of the civil society in Slovakia: Everyone is looking for their Kuciak. Ever since the murder of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová brought more people out to Slovakia’s squares than the 1989 Velvet Revolution protests, various groups have been trying to draw the public attention to the wrongdoings they have suffered.

Jan Kuciak

And to link their new requirements to the issues of justice, rule of law, and new political culture, all under one umbrella term: decency.

The Kuciak pattern

In May last year, Bratislavans took to the streets after Henry Acorda, a Filipino employee of a transnational company in Bratislava, died after being kicked in the head. They came out to protest against violence with a racist subtext that occurs in the streets of the capital by night.

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Zuzana Kepplova

Columnist, writer and an editor of the opinion section at the leading Slovak newspaper, SME.

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