Slovak minister slams college students who dressed up as Fico voters for Halloween

He blamed the opposition politicians for misusing youngsters for “political propaganda” as “the Nazi and the Communists did.”

With grey wigs, drawn-on wrinkles and glasses, the scholars held up “I like Fico” banners, parodying older supporters who’re probably the most important voter teams for the populist ruling coalition’s Smer party, represented by Fico.

“I condemn the mockery of anybody, together with senior residents, for his or her authentic political opinion,” stated Šutaj Eštok, including that Slovakia doesn’t want “baby fighters.”

The Union of Pensioners of Slovakia was additionally vital of the incident that it referred to as “dehumanizing and merciless,” and plans to file a grievance with the nation’s faculty inspectorate. The college students of the highschool apologized to pensioners for unintentionally hurting their emotions.

Following the assassination try on Fico in May, the politicians from the Slovak ruling coalition have constantly blamed pressure within the deeply polarized society on the opposition politicians and unbiased media.