http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/1209541054add8f7 https://verfassungsblog.de/fico-iv/ Hundred Days of Fico IV Administration Čuroš, Peter eng 2024-03-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Democratic Backsliding Fico IV Slovakia Slowakei Slowakei Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In Slovakia, we are witnessing something truly extraordinary. Within the first hundred days of the new administration, Slovakia has experienced a paradigmatic change in the penal codes, an attack on civil society organizations, an abolishment of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, a bill for a limitation of the whistleblower protection, and politicization of independent institutions. Accordingly, I argue that Slovakia faces a much faster democratic backsliding than what was happening in Hungary and Poland. Based on the pace of the initial steps, we can expect a radical shift in Slovakia’s democratic character and its position in international relations.