Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič 🇸🇰

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime ministerSlovakia

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2010 - 2025

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Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Oct 21, 2025

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"Moving whitewashed graves."

💡Attack on MPs/coalition members in the chamber.

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#1
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Oct 21, 2025

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"Like rats from a sinking ship."

💡Description of the behavior of political opponents.

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#2
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 24, 2025

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"Sheep for being stupid."

💡Attack on SMER's political communication and their voters.

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#3
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 24, 2025

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"An ordinary bum."

💡Personal insult in a debate about economic management.

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#4
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 24, 2025

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"With his moronic designs."

💡Expressive assessment of legislative proposals in a debate.

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#5
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 11, 2024

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"I wanted more or less the same thing, a completely normal, collegial agreement that the chairman would not abuse his position, because then it is such a one-way street."

💡During a procedural exchange in the plenary, he pointed out the need for fair management of the session and equal rules for all speakers.

#10
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 11, 2024

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"let's not blame the doctors that they are now on strike here because of 62 euros."

💡In a debate about doctors' strike readiness, he rejected simplifying the conflict to a small financial difference and emphasized the broader reasons for the protest.

#11
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 3, 2024

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"Kažimír type shits."

💡Criticism of corruption and scandals involving public funds.

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#13
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Jun 21, 2024

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"Please don't poke their ass."

💡A rebuke of opposition parties in the debate about the law.

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#15
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Feb 8, 2024

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"It is neither marine nor pig."

💡A comparison aimed at Tibor Gaspar during the debate.

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#19
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Feb 8, 2024

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"You are primitive!"

💡Harsh response in a debate about statutes of limitations and criminal policy.

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#20
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Jan 25, 2024

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"They lied to God."

💡Response to the press conference by Fico, Para, Lindtner, and Gaspar.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#21
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 13, 2023

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"Go away, mafia Kaliňák, go to hell, thief!"

💡A physical and verbal scuffle in front of the Government Office, where Matovic disrupted Smers press conference.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#25
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 12, 2023

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"He is God here on Earth."

💡A sarcastic attack on a political opponent who considers himself infallible.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#26
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

March 2023

Month

"Doing such stupid things."

💡Expressive assessment of the conduct of a coalition partner.

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#28
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

March 2023

Month

"By Uchylným Blah."

💡An insult directed at Lubos Blaha in a debate about COVID.

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#29
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Feb 15, 2023

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"Fascist broiler."

💡Attack on political opponents during the debate.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#30
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Jan 2, 2023

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"We don't want to expose children in elementary schools to harsh words about how they can freely and responsibly decide at their age that they will be little girls, albeit with a penis. That's sick!"

💡Controversial post by Igor Matovic about trans topics and children's gender identity on social media.

Minorities and Migration
#32
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Oct 4, 2022

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"I will gradually take them down."

💡Igor Matovic threatened journalists that he would 'take them down one by one', raising concerns about press freedom.

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#35
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 30, 2022

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"To me, they are progressive fascists."

💡Igor Matovic called journalists 'progressive fascists', which provoked sharp reactions from newsrooms and media organizations.

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#37
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 13, 2022

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"And that blood flows from your hands."

💡Speech in a debate during the dismissal vote of the interior minister (Mikulec).

VerbatimNegativePublished
#38
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

September 2022

Month

"What has been happening here in the media for two and a half years is modern-day fascism. This happened in the 1930s. At that time, journalists were a little different, but even Hitler had exactly such journalists."

💡Matovic in parliament during his dismissal vote: six international organizations condemned his statements.

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Media and Freedom of Speech
#39
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 17, 2020

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"I am sorry that we have an idiot minister of economy who is not able to buy tests."

💡Coalition conflict over securing tests during the COVID-19 pandemic. Matovic attacked Richard Sulik during an interview for Radio Expres.

COVID-19
#42
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 13, 2019

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"Voting monkeys."

💡Criticism of disciplined voting by MPs.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#48
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Jun 20, 2019

Exact date

"Drunk MPs."

💡An insulting label for fellow MPs during a session.

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#49
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

May 24, 2018

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"You are a weed of agriculture."

💡Expressive assessment of Minister Matecnas performance.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#52
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

May 17, 2018

Exact date

"You have blood on your hands."

💡Harsh personal attack in the debate about the Kuciak murder (you cover thieves).

VerbatimNegativePublished
#53
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Mar 23, 2018

Exact date

"Hyena is Finance Minister Kažimír."

💡Reaction to a shout from the floor, an animal insult directed at the minister.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#55
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Mar 23, 2018

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"They powdered the carcass."

💡Extremely expressive metaphor about political change after the protests over Kuciak.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#57
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Mar 23, 2018

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"Quietly sniff and move your legs."

💡A rebuke toward the government, urging it not to disrupt the opposition during the debate.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#58
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Mar 23, 2018

Exact date

"The mafia has taken over the state."

💡Description of how a mafia works and the removal of inconvenient people after the Kuciak murder.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#59
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Mar 23, 2018

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"They repainted the octopus."

💡A figurative description of swapping faces in the government.

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#60
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 12, 2014

Exact date

"He took them in a plastic bag."

💡A reference to the origin of the money in the affair involving the minister

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#63
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 12, 2014

Exact date

"It is truly worthy of Goebbels."

💡An accusation of manipulation and lies, with a comparison to Nazi propaganda.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#64
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Dec 16, 2010

Exact date

"A brilliant liar."

💡Direct attack on Robert Fico in the plenary session.

VerbatimNegativePublished
#65
Igor Matovič

Igor Matovič

Member of the National People's Republic of Slovakia, former prime minister

Sep 9, 2010

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"I said he was a dick. It was an honest reaction."

💡A verbal altercation with Robert Kalinak during a parliamentary debate on abolishing MPs' immunity. Matovic reacted vulgarly to Kalinak's remark in which he called him a smuggler and a thief.

#66

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