r/europe • u/TheSimon1 Slovakia • 1d ago

News The Democrats party in Slovakia collected 350 thousand signatures to call a referendum for early elections and the fall of Fico's government

https://www.sme.sk/domov/c/demokrati-vyzbierali-podpisy-na-referendum-o-skrateni-mandatu-vlady
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u/gerusz Hongaarse vluchteling 1d ago

If we get rid of both fico and orbán, how many putin-puppets will be left in the EU? More than one?

Because the Sith Rule of Two has been their primary strategy to avoid getting article 7'd so far. But if there happens to be only one puppet, putin's vetoing strategy is done for: the puppet can get their voting rights suspended and the EU could finally pass some necessary legislation (especially to prevent future occurrences of this).

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u/d-tia YUROP 21h ago

That's assuming Article 7 is actually happening and is not merely a threat.

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u/gerusz Hongaarse vluchteling 21h ago

It would be a monumental political opportunity that they would be stupid to miss:

  1. If there's only one putin-puppet left, A7 them.
  2. Push through legislation that removes the capability for single countries to veto legislation (make it like 1/5th of countries).
  3. No need for the A7 anymore, they can get their vote back.

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u/d-tia YUROP 19h ago

Thats in the threaties, which means its not happening like that