Republic Movement

The Republic Movement (Slovak: Hnutie Republika) is an extremist[6] far-right[8] political party in Slovakia led by Milan Uhrík.

Due to the defection of former ĽSNS representatives, the party had five seats in the National Council of the Slovak Republic before the 2023 election.

[2][3][7] The party is generally described as neo-fascist by news publications,[11][13][15] but some political experts contest this description.

[25] It also advocates against sending any and all lethal military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, beginning after the Russian invasion.

However, he suggested that this state should be the culmination of the peace process rather than the beginning, to avoid the Palestinians making additional demands from the Israeli side.

[27] Uhrík also criticised Israel for civilian casualties in Gaza and the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

It voted in favor of rejecting the European Parliament’s appeal for the betterment of conditions of LGBT people in Slovakia.

[40] The party lost the case and was ordered to pay €15,000 for the immaterial damage caused, as well as offer a public apology.

[42] On 30 April 2023, Republic organised a joint declaration with Confederation of the Polish Crown (KKP), Alternative for Germany (AfD), Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), Vlaams Belang, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and Som Catalans.

Other members of the group include the AfD, SPD, Revival, Our Homeland Movement, New Hope, Reconquête and the People and Justice Union.

[17] Milan Mazurek, a founding member and the party's vice-chairman, was convicted of hate speech and thus had his parliamentary seat revoked in 2019.