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    Who is Slovak populist prime minister Robert Fico?

    Robert Fico is a populist leader who staged a political comeback last year.

    The year-old has previously been compared to former US president Donald Trump.

    But his election victory last autumn meant NATO also had another leader who was sympathetic to Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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    Critics have voiced increasing fears Mr Fico would abandon Slovakia's pro-Western course.

    This would echo some of the concerns raised about Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, another NATO member.

    Thousands of people have repeatedly held protests across Slovakia against his policies.

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    Mr Fico and his SMER, or Direction party, secured nearly 23% of the votes at the polls in October.

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    He is known for foul-mouthed tirades against journalists and has campaigned agains