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Slovak President Gasparovic sends back patriotism law

The president of Slovakia has vetoed a controversial patriotism law passed recently by parliament.

The law, which among other things would require schools to play the Slovak national anthem every Monday, was due to come into force on 1 April.

(...) Observers, however, believe there are other forces at work, saying Prime Minister Robert Fico put pressure on the president not to sign it.

Mr Fico and his party originally supported the law, but were evidently caught off guard by the scale of public opposition to it.

The Slovak National Party, which drafted the bill, said it was a response to developments in neighbouring Hungary, where nationalist politicians have been making inflammatory comments about Slovakia and the treatment of its large Hungarian minority.