Slovak Opposition Leader Warns of 'Dirtiest Campaign in History' as Progressives Re-elect Him

Michal Šimečka, leader of the opposition Progressive Slovakia party, warned supporters that the ruling coalition may target his family during the upcoming election campaign, stating "Maybe they will arrest my mother." The comment came as Progressive Slovakia re-elected Šimečka as party leader at their congress. During the event, Šimečka outlined his party's priorities for a future government, including what he called a "hammer on corruption" and a commitment to build 30,000 apartments annually. Progressive Slovakia, a liberal pro-European party, has emerged as one of the main opposition forces to the current government led by Robert Fico's Smer-SD party, which has been criticized by the opposition for its approach to rule of law and corruption issues.