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Ján Slota
Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Slovak National Council until December 31, 1992
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 4, 2006
In office
June 25, 1992 – October 15, 2002
Mayor of the city of Žilina
In office
1990–2006
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byIvan Harman
Member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia
In office
June 23, 1990 – June 25, 1992
Personal details
Born (1953-09-14) September 14, 1953 (age 71)
Lietavská Lúčka, Czechoslovakia
Political partySlovak National Party

Ján Slota (born September 14, 1953 in Lietavská Lúčka) is the co-founder and President of the Slovak National Party,[1][2] an extremist nationalist party.[3] He was the mayor of the town of Žilina from 1990 to 2006.

Political career

Slota became involved in politics after 1989 when the Communist party fell from power in Czechoslovakia in the Velvet Revolution. In 1990 he co-founded SNS and was elected as a member of the Federal Assembly. Later, he was elected into the National Council of the Slovak Republic. From 1994 to 1999 he served as the leader of SNS. After an internal crisis in the SNS in 2001, he left the party and set up his own party, the Genuine Slovak National Party. As a result of this split, none of the nationalist parties received the required 5% minimum of votes in the 2002 election. In 2003, the nationalist parties merged again, after heavy quarrels, with Slota as chairman.[4]

Slota has served as the mayor of Žilina between 1990 and 2006, overseeing the modernization of the city. He was reelected in 1994, 1998 and 2002. He was succeeded by Ivan Harman in 2006.

In the 2006 parliamentary election, Slota became an MP and his SNS joined the ruling coalition with Robert Fico's Direction - Social Democracy party and Vladimír Mečiar´s People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia.

Controversial views, statements

Slota is frequently criticized for his arrogance, nationalism[5], extremism [6] and being a xenophobic politician who has stirred anti-Hungarian sentiments[7]. Most of the media attention Slota receives is because of statements that frequently cross the line not just of political but also human decency[8]. Slota says he is protecting Slovaks, especially those living in southern Slovakia. According to Der Spiegel Slota said the best policy for Romani was "a long whip in a small yard."[2][1] He is quoted to say 'we will sit in our tanks and destroy Budapest'[2] and questioning if homosexuals are normal people [9]. After this statement, a map was published on the official SNS webpage showing Hungary as part of Slovakia. [10] [11][12]He also said about Hungarians that "Even in 1248 a Frankish bishop was amazed after visiting the Carpathian basin that how could god give such a beautiful country to such ugly people. He was referring to the old Hungarians, who were Mongoloid types with crooked legs and even more disgusting horses. Somehow these people have vanished. Who civilized them? Probably us, Slovaks". He is also quoted to say that Slavic blood had civilised the ugly, Mongolic Hungarians[2] and associated homosexuals with pedophiles [13]. He believes 200 members of the Hungarian intelligence are spying in Slovakia[14]. Slota said that the country's ethnic Hungarian minority "is a tumor in the body of the Slovak nation." [15] While Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico were meeting in Brussels, he called the Turul, a Hungarian mythological falcon an "ugly parrot"[16], and insulted the first Hungarian king (Stephen I of Hungary) by calling him a "clown on a horse" (he was referring to the statue of king Stephen I which is standing in the Buda Castle). There had been several claims of Slota's criminal past, but those were rebutted by court statements. [17]

Criminal past

Slota had illegally immigrated to Austria in 1971, where he participated in multiple grand theft autos, until he fled Austria in fear of persecution[18]. He went back to Czechoslovakia, where he committed some store robberies in the Prievidza region[18] before fleeing the country. After returning, his father, Milan had to voluntary enter the Czechoslovak secret service, the StB to save his son from prison[19][17][20][21]

In 1982 Slota worked in the Nováky Power Plant, where during a demolition of a wooden cooling tower he gave the order to burn it down. The flames reached 70 meters and the wind blew the cinder as far as 500 meters.[22] Slota was convicted of arson and sentenced to one year in prison suspended for two years.

Ever since his party has returned to the parliament in 2006 Slota was rarely seen on any parliamentary sessions. Slovak daily SME has revealed that his signature on the parliament attendance sheets has been forged by his fellow party member Rafael Rafaj.[23] When confronted both of them have denied it.[24]

Tabloid claims

He supposedly confessed a total yearly income of 311 400 SKK[25] in his 2006 annual tax return, however he himself supposedly confirmed that he bought a Bentley Continental GT[26][27] for 2.6 million SKK in that year[26]. In his ATR he also supposedly confessed that he has a luxury villa[26] on the Croatian riviera[26] as well as a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S[28] "borrowed by one of his friends to him for using[28]".

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hungarian Human Rights Foundation New Slovak Government Embraces Ultra-Nationalists, Excludes Hungarian Coalition Party
  2. ^ a b c d "Chaos, Corruption and Extremism - Political Crises Abound in Eastern Europe". Der Spiegel. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  3. ^ The Steven Roth Institute: Country reports. Antisemitism and racism in Slovakia
  4. ^ Ján Slota :: Oficiálna stránka
  5. ^ "Forgive and forget?". The Slovak Spectator. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  6. ^ Prezidentská kampaň Slovakia warns of worsening relations after Gyurcsany resignation
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ "The journalist's dilemma: how to report Ján Slota". The Slovak Spectator. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  9. ^ ÚJ SZÓ online
  10. ^ Törölték Magyarországot Slota pártjának térképéről
  11. ^ Slotáék törölték Európa térképéről Magyarországot
  12. ^ Letörölték Európa térképéről Magyarországot Slotáék
  13. ^ ÚJ SZÓ online
  14. ^ "Budapestet lerombolná Slota". Figyelő (in Hungarian). 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  15. ^ "Separatist Movements Seek Inspiration in Kosovo". Der Spiegel. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  16. ^ "Slota ridicules Hungarians during PMs' meeting". Slovak Spectator. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  17. ^ a b Slota sa na vykradnutí predajne a áut nepodieľal, webnovy.sk, April 15, 2008
  18. ^ a b "Jan Slota falusi boltokat fosztogatott". Népszabadság (in Hungarian). 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  19. ^ Index - Slota Bécsben autótolvajkodott fiatalkorában?
  20. ^ Markíza TV, April 15, 2008
  21. ^ Slota na úteku kradol, SME.sk, March 20, 2008
  22. ^ Slota pred 26 rokmi zapríčinil obrovský požiar, webnoviny.sk, April 16, 2008
  23. ^ Rafaj falšuje Slotov podpis, www.sme.sk, 17.5.2008
  24. ^ Rafaja a Slotu nepotrestajú, kauza vraj skončila, www.sme.sk, 20.5.2008
  25. ^ Doplatil na chvastanie?, Plus Jeden Den, July 17, 2007
  26. ^ a b c d Už si užíva, Plus Jeden Den, May 28, 2007
  27. ^ "Érdekes szlovák állami autók - Négy karikát pörgetni propellerrel jó csillagzat alatt" (in Hungarian). Totalcar. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-04-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ a b Slota vymenil auto, Plus Jeden Den, February 23, 2007
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