The Slovak Snapshots: Robert Fico embarrassed the Czech president, the head of Slovakia's closest ally

In the eleventh part of "The Slovak Snapshots" podcast, we'll traverse through a diverse landscape of news in Slovakia. From groundbreaking scientific achievements that will leave you in awe, to inspiring community initiatives that'll warm your heart, we've got it all covered. This podcast is purely about Slovakia in English.The new Slovak government of leftist populist Prime Minister Robert Fico won its confidence vote in the National Council on November 21. The vote ended a four-day session over the government program, which began last Tuesday, November 14. There were 78 legislators who backed the government, while 65 were against out of the 143 present ones.Almost Thirty-one years after the peaceful separation of the former communist state of Czechoslovakia into two independent countries on January 1, 1993, the two nations remain extremely close.One of the proofs is the custom that new government officials visit the Czech Republic as their first foreign destination. Robert Fico visited the Czech Republic on Friday, November 24. For the first time in history, it didn't have to be like that, the reason being the diplomatic awkwardness of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.The Slovak footballers sealed their way to the final tournament of the European Football Championship 2024 in Germany. In the second to last match of the qualification, they defeated Iceland 4:2 in Bratislava. A draw would be enough for them to advance.The podcast used a short sample from facebook.com/tasr.TV and RTVS."The Slovak Snapshots" podcast is written and recorded by Zorislav Poljak in cooperation with Ivan Hrušovský and Peter Hanák.