In several cities of Slovakia, protests were held on Friday evening to draw attention to concerns related to the foreign policy orientation of the country and the attitudes of its current leadership. Assembly entitled Slovakia is Europe took place, for example, in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Trnava, Žilina, Poprad IV of some foreign cities. The protest in Trenčín tried to interrupt a woman, warned.
The incident took place during the speech of Zuzana Mišáková, director of the Trenčín Municipal Theater and the municipal deputy. “Today we see a resolute effort to silence the artists,” she said, pointing out that the art fund has distorted the program to support independent theaters to the sixth. “This is a clear effort to destroy independent theater and culture in regions, where they are primarily independent. The current Minister of Culture won 27,615 votes in the elections. This is about as many people as one Topoľčany. It does not represent the whole of Slovakia“Mišáková added.
Subsequently, a woman ran out of the crowd, who interrupted the speech. “You don’t even represent Slovakia”Shouted the unknown into the microphone. She refused to leave voluntarily, so the organizers had to take it away. “Thank you for expressing this opinion, you can organize your own assembly”The director responded to this incident.
“In the Trenčín region, public gatherings were completed. They all went calmly, only in one case the person was admonished for disturbing the course of the public assembly”Wrote the police on the social network. The men of the law added that approximately 1,000 people participated in the protest in Trenčín, about 500 people in Považská Bystrica, there were about 600 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, about 200 people in Myjava A and Prievidza about 700.
In other Slovak cities, public gatherings had a peaceful and safe course. TASR informed the spokeswoman of the Presidium of the Police Force Martina Sláviková. “Today’s public gatherings in several Slovak cities have been peaceful and safe, without situations that would seriously disrupt public order,” The spokeswoman explained. The police thanked the participants for their considerate behavior. She also appreciated all who were watching compliance with security measures, municipalities and organizers.
