Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a "Maidan"-style coup in Slovakia, referring to the popular uprising that toppled Ukraine's pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

Slovakia's opposition parties withdrew their parliamentary no-confidence motion aiming to dismiss the cabinet of Prime Minster Robert Fico on Tuesday, parliament deputy speaker Peter Ziga said. The opposition had protested Fico's motion to make the session secret on grounds he was sharing confidential information,

Slovakia’s opposition called for an investigation into Prime Minister Robert Fico’s administration for potentially misusing the intelligence service to suppress political adversaries and civil society.