nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/ba21c612d20c370a DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240906s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/ba21c612d20c370a doi eng 342 23 Čuroš, Peter Author aut Fast-track Democratic Backsliding in Slovakia Čuroš, Peter Verfassungsblog 2024-09-06 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Over the past ten months, the Fico IV government in Slovakia has intensified its assault on democratic principles, revealing deep vulnerabilities in our legal system. This article examines the government’s four key strategies to consolidate power and weaken civil society: undermining judicial independence, expediting the legislative process, attacking civil society organizations, and exerting political control over independent institutions, particularly the public broadcaster RTVS. CC BY-SA 4.0 Democratic Backsliding Demokratie Slovakia (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Demokratie Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/fast-track-democratic-backsliding-in-slovakia/ raw object