The Slovak Prime Minister gave a public speech for the first time since his assassination.

"We need to build a barrier against progressivism, which is like cancer," declared Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in his speech at the state commemoration held in Dévény Castle, which was his first public speech since the assassination attempt against him.

Napunk N reports that in his speech, Fico sharply criticized liberal and progressive ideologies and said that he did not want Slovakia to be one of those countries that make a caricature of Western civilization.

According to the head of the Slovak government, these ideologies spread like poison, and the government must find a way to block progressive ideologies, he did not rule out amending the constitution. Fico also criticized the liberal media, as well as

He also expressed his admiration for Viktor Orbán and said that if his health had allowed him, he would have joined the Hungarian Prime Minister's trip to Kiev and Moscow.

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