Voice – Social Democracy

I'd like you to speak to that too.

And also speak to, is Hlas, which is one of the governing parties, any more social democratic than Smed is? Who are the true social democrats in Slovak politics, if any? And social democratic or social democracy, it's like a really interesting label to for these parties to be borrowing because it's a very established political tradition in Europe that has a unique set of meanings and ideologies.

And there are countries, like the one I live in, Norway, that are run by Social Democrats.

And the Social Democrats have nothing in common

The financial transaction tax was introduced by the current government in April 2025 as part of its consolidation measures.

Businesses and opposition representatives have long criticized the levy, while junior coalition parties SNS and Hlas SD have also expressed reservations about it.

August 1968 serves as a reminder of the courage of people who refused to accept that others would decide the fate of their country and their future, President Peter Pellegrini said in a social media post marking the 58th anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact forces.

According to Pellegrini, the values of freedom, democracy, and sovereignty cannot be taken for granted even today.