Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Tens of thousands of people protested peacefully in Slovakia on Friday against what they perceive as an anti-democratic, pro-Russian, and pro-Chinese shift by the coalition government led by leftist populists and ultranationalists under Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia after tensions between the government and the opposition rose.