Presumibilmente Robert Fico è stato sentito dire che non sa continuare

Source summary (in Slovak):

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Robert Fico had an unusually turbulent day, skipping the scheduled government meeting without explanation. His absence surprised both his ministers and the press, as no official reason was given. This was not his only unexplained absence that week – on Monday, he left an informal EU summit early, missing a crucial dinner where European defence and security were discussed. While Fico later emphasized his desire to be an “active player” in the EU, his absence from key discussions and his indirect clash with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala over alleged remarks at the summit further highlighted growing diplomatic tensions. Fico denied any substantive conversation with Fiala, while the Czech leader insisted they had spoken about Slovakia’s political discourse, marking a rare public dispute between the two allied countries.

Later that day, Fico attended a dinner at the Government Office with the Nationwide Dialogue Conference participants, an initiative he launched last August. Originally intended to address education and energy policies, the discussion quickly veered into geopolitical concerns, reflecting Fico’s preoccupation with Slovakia’s international standing and domestic protests against his government. Attendees described his behaviour as unusually emotional – he raised his voice, used informal language, and appeared deeply affected by ongoing political turmoil. Instead of focusing on the agreed-upon topics, he expressed frustration over what he called false narratives about Slovakia’s potential EU exit and criticized social organizations for not defending his government against these claims. Some attendees reminded him that their organizations were apolitical and did not engage in political disputes.

Fico’s visible distress over the protests and his uncertainty about Slovakia’s future suggest that he is grappling with mounting political and geopolitical pressures. He repeatedly returned to concerns about European security and asked attendees for their perspectives, at one point even **expressing uncertainty by asking,** ***”What next?”*** **or sighing,** ***”I don’t know what to do next.”*** His absence from both domestic and international political engagements, combined with his focus on seeking reassurance from societal leaders, underscores a shift in his leadership approach. While his government insists that there are no plans to leave the EU, recent statements from party figures and Fico’s rhetoric about preparing for potential crises within the EU and NATO have fueled speculation. Ultimately, his behaviour at the dinner reinforced the impression of a leader facing significant pressure, uncertain about how to navigate the current political climate.

He doesn’t want to get tossed out a 12 th floor window like all the previous doubters as to the wisdom of running more genocides in Europe and Asia and Africa

Then DONT!

Well not being a Russian sock puppet would be a great start but that ship has sailed I guess.

I’m under impression he doesn’t know much in general

How about resign and retire?

Then resign.

Totally unrelated, but why does he look like a constipated 10 year old in literally every picture I’ve seen of him?

Defenestration could fix this faster

***”I don’t know what to do next. I used all tricks I knew.”***

Resignation?

This is the inherent flaw in these kind of politics. You can get to the top by opposing everything and supporting the polar opposite of what the others want, but that will never create a coherent program. As everyone hates Putin, you can gather protest votes by getting cozy with the old chap, but after that? You will not get ahead by licking his ass, you can get some bribes or cheaper gas, but that will amount to nothing.

All populists set out to explain every shortcoming by the malfeance or incompetence of the reigning government. but usually as they get into position, they will have to admit that the problem was not just the prime minister or the ruling party, but the wider economic, demographic, politic etc. situation which can not be changed easily.

You could see the same with Brexit. Or Hungary or Trump. The populist “solution” is just to do random things and pray for a random economic conjuncture.

Then please don’t! – stop holding awesome Slovakia hostage to the Monster in Moscow.