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Mentalist, on 13 April 2026 - 12:21 AM, said:
Macros, on 12 April 2026 - 09:14 PM, said:
Will Fico be as ballsy now Orban is gone?
That will depend on the number of unmarked dump trucks full of money that end up in his front yard.
But is push comes to shove, the EU can take away his voting powers, if there's no one else to back him up and veto it, so he's got a lot less leverage.
It would fairly definitely get veto'd. Much like the sith there always seem to be at least two...
I'm not sure that problem is the only thing preventing the EU removing a Member's vote in any case. You only ever need one ally or one country that just doesn't want to strip away voting rights on principle. Article 7 proceedings have never seriously looked like they would get there.
The Eurosceptic populist camp has lost a heavy hitter with Orban and I'm hopeful it's enough to pass Ukraine aid. Slovakia has elections next year. Whether that means Fico will mess around more or less we'll see, but in any case we can't expect Orban's departure to fix the EU. Don't get me wrong though, it's far better than the scenario where he's starting a new term with no change in sight.
The Czechs had an election recently so Babis is somewhat in that position, unfortunately.
