Na stráž

The Slovak phrase na stráž (meaning "on guard") is sometimes associated with far-right politics in Slovakia.

[1] During the era of the Slovak State, the phrase was used informally as a greeting by Hlinka Guard members.

[3] Marian Kotleba habitually employed the phrase during his early political career.

[4] In 2014, his party tried to register the civic organization "Ľudová stráž", which was rejected due to its far right connotation.

[5] In January 2020, Kotleba Party candidate Anton Grňo was fined 5,000 euros for voicing the greeting at a 2018 demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Slovakia, because the court considered this equivalent to voicing support for the Slovak State regime.