Editing Neo-fascism (section)

=== Slovakia ===
[[Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia]] is a far-right political party with views that are considered extremist and fascist. The Party's leader, [[Marian Kotleba]], is a former [[neo-Nazi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35739551|title=Marian Kotleba and the rise of Slovakia's extreme right – BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=13 March 2016|date=2016-03-06|last1=Cameron|first1=Rob|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309014023/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35739551|archive-date=9 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
</ref> who once wore a uniform modelled on that of the [[Hlinka Guard]], the militia of the [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|1939–45 Nazi-sponsored Slovak State]]. He opposes [[Romani people]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/164704/marian-kotleba-stat-chrani-ciganskych-parazitov/|title=Marián Kotleba: Štát chráni cigánskych parazitov|last=Azet.sk|website=aktuality.sk|date=31 May 2010 |access-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926085130/http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/164704/marian-kotleba-stat-chrani-ciganskych-parazitov/|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> immigrants,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naseslovensko.net/nasa-praca/spustili-sme-peticiu-proti-prichodu-imigrantov-na-slovensko/|title=Spustili sme petíciu proti príchodu imigrantov na Slovensko!|website=Kotleba – Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko|access-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312162123/http://www.naseslovensko.net/nasa-praca/spustili-sme-peticiu-proti-prichodu-imigrantov-na-slovensko/|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the [[Slovak National Uprising]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/304775-sefovia-krajov-sa-u-prezidenta-nezhodli-s-kotlebom-na-teme-snp/|title=Šéfovia krajov sa u prezidenta nezhodli s Kotlebom na téme SNP|agency=Reuters|website=Pravda.sk|language=sk-SK|access-date=13 March 2016|date=2014-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310042738/http://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/304775-sefovia-krajov-sa-u-prezidenta-nezhodli-s-kotlebom-na-teme-snp/|archive-date=10 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[NATO]], the [[United States]], and the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hn.hnonline.sk/svet-120/neustupujte-teroristom-hrozi-vam-diktat-bruselu-pise-kotleba-janukovycovi-603442|title=Neustupujte teroristom, hrozí vám diktát Bruselu, píše Kotleba Janukovyčovi {{!}} Svet {{!}} Hospodárske noviny – Denník o ekonomike a financiách|website=hn.hnonline.sk|date=31 January 2014 |access-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926142145/http://hn.hnonline.sk/svet-120/neustupujte-teroristom-hrozi-vam-diktat-bruselu-pise-kotleba-janukovycovi-603442|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The party also endorses the [[Clero-fascism|clerical fascist]] war criminal and former Slovak President [[Jozef Tiso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/408705/podcenujeme-vyznam-stability-a-hodnot-tvrdi-fico/|title=Fico: Podceňujeme hodnoty, Tiso bol vojnový zločinec|last=Azet.sk|date=21 January 2017 |access-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123648/https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/408705/podcenujeme-vyznam-stability-a-hodnot-tvrdi-fico/|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2003, Kotleba founded the far-right political party Slovak Community (Slovak: ''[[Slovenská pospolitosť|Slovenská Pospolitosť]]''). In 2007, the Slovak interior ministry banned the party from running and campaigning in elections. In spite of this ban, Kotleba's party got 8.04%<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://spravy.pravda.sk/parlamentne-volby-2016/|title=Parlamentné voľby 2016 – Voľby|website=Pravda.sk|language=sk-SK|access-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313123320/http://spravy.pravda.sk/parlamentne-volby-2016/|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> of votes in the Slovak 2016 parliamentary elections. As of December 2022, voter support has dropped significantly to about 3.1%, under the 5% threshold required to enter parliament.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Volebné preferencie politických strán |url=https://www.focus-research.sk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Volebne-preferencie-politickych-stran_DECEMBER-II.-2022.pdf |website=focus-research.sk |language=sk |date=12 January 2023}}</ref>