If Ľudovít Ódor says that he was invited into politics by Robert Fico, then MP Glück invited me into politics by making a statement towards raped women, says longtime presenter Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová. On Tuesday, she announced that she will run for PS in the European elections.
In the interview, he also talks about:
how long she considered entering politics; what would she like to do in the European Parliament; what he thinks of Roberto Fico and Peter Pellegrini; whether she would go into a political discussion with Andrej Danko; how her decision to run was accepted by her relatives and fellow journalists; whether he will join Ivan Korčok’s presidential campaign.
You announced your candidacy for the European elections on the Progressive Slovakia candidate list. Why did you decide to enter politics?
In my eyes, it is the result of a very critical situation in which Slovakia finds itself with its direction. For a long time, I saw a style of debate that did not suit me, topics that did not suit me, lack of empathy, rudeness, aggression, and it culminated in the rape debate. As a person who meets victims and deals with women’s issues, I found her extremely difficult. That’s when I told myself that I could either get completely disgusted and shut up in my own world, or, on the contrary, I would approach another path of public activity. I already had it on the table by then
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