Editing Neo-Nazism (section)

==== Slovakia ====
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The Slovak political party [[Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia]], which is represented in the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council]] and [[European Parliament]], is widely characterized as neo-Nazi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benakis |first1=Theodoros |title=The darkest side of Dark Europe: Neo-Nazis in the European Parliament |url=https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/darkest-side-dark-europe-neo-nazis-european-parliament/ |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=European Interest |date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804145419/https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/darkest-side-dark-europe-neo-nazis-european-parliament/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Shaun |title=How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/how-a-slovakian-neo-nazi-got-elected |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=14 February 2019 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412023941/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/how-a-slovakian-neo-nazi-got-elected |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Jon |title=Neo-Nazis on course to win second place in Slovakia election next month |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/neo-nazi-slovakia-election-results-kotlebovci-lsns-poll-a9281301.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/neo-nazi-slovakia-election-results-kotlebovci-lsns-poll-a9281301.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=13 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Kotleba has softened its image over time and now disputes that is fascist or neo-Nazi, even suing a media outlet that described it as neo-Nazi. As of 2020, the party spokesperson was Ondrej Durica, a former member of the neo-Nazi band {{lang|sl|Biely Odpor}} (White Resistance). 2020 candidate Andrej Medvecky was convicted of attacking a black man while shouting racial slurs; another candidate, Anton Grňo, was fined for making a [[Na stráž|fascist salute]]. The party still celebrates 14 March, the anniversary of the founding of the fascist first [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]].<ref name=fp>{{cite news |last1=Colborne |first1=Michael |title=Marian Kotleba Wants to Make Slovakia Fascist Again |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/28/marian-kotleba-slovakia-election-right-wing-fascism/ |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=Foreign Policy |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306184306/https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/28/marian-kotleba-slovakia-election-right-wing-fascism/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, party leader [[Marian Kotleba]] was facing trial for writing checks for 1,488 euros, alleged to be a reference to [[Fourteen Words]] and [[Heil Hitler]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kotleba may be jailed for up to 8 years for controversial cheques |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22351376/kotleba-may-be-jailed-for-up-to-8-years-for-controversial-cheques.html |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=[[The Slovak Spectator]] |date=5 March 2020 |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306143724/https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22351376/kotleba-may-be-jailed-for-up-to-8-years-for-controversial-cheques.html |url-status=live }}</ref>