Marek Rybar
@marekrybar.bsky.social
Political Scientist at Masaryk University Brno, the Czech Republic. Tweets about politics in Central Europe.
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Our article explaining #Fico ‘s return to power @ 2023 SlovakElections now out. Important lessons for EuropeanPolitics & concerned by democratic backsliding: @fromagehomme.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A Narrow Path to Victory: Robert Fico, Smer-SD, and the 2023 Elections in Slovakia - Tim Haughton, David Cutts, Marek Rybář, 2025
Politicians whose political careers appear finished rarely make successful comebacks. Slovakia’s Robert Fico was propelled back to power when his party, Smer-SD...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Our article explaining #Fico ‘s return to power @ 2023 SlovakElections now out. Important lessons for EuropeanPolitics & concerned by democratic backsliding: @fromagehomme.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Marek Rybar
With the news of Pellegrini announcing that he's only looking at a coalition with SMER and SNS (rejecting the offer of PS to make him Prime Minister), this longer-term view of Hlas's future by @marekrybar.bsky.social is relevant again:
How Hlas's kingmaker role is a double-edged sword, putting it in power today but in peril tomorrow. "Regardless of the chosen trajectory, the medium-term survival of Hlas remains an open-ended issue."
Marek Rybar: whogoverns.eu/the-2023-slo... #Slovakia
Marek Rybar: whogoverns.eu/the-2023-slo... #Slovakia
October 11, 2023 at 3:34 PM
With the news of Pellegrini announcing that he's only looking at a coalition with SMER and SNS (rejecting the offer of PS to make him Prime Minister), this longer-term view of Hlas's future by @marekrybar.bsky.social is relevant again: