In this article from the Slovakian newspaper SME, an analyst at the MR Štefánik Conservative Institute discusses how in October 2023, the Party of European Socialists (PES – Party of European Socialists) suspended the membership of the Smer-SD party. "We took this step after Smer-SD leader Robert Fico clearly deviated from the values ​​of the PES family. And also as a result of the concerns that arose after the announcement of the coalition government of Smer-SD, Hlas-SD and the radical right-wing party," PES said in a press release.