The Lust for Power

Vladimír Mečiar was the first Minister of Interior post the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the threetime re-elected Prime Minister of Slovakia. Vladimír Mečiar was an undeniably charismatic politician „ loved by the nation“ and his profound influence on the contemporary political climate of Slovakia cannot be doubted. His final period in government 1994-1998, was marked by an authoritarian almost autocratic rule, misuse of power in the biggest privatisation causes and scandals and unauthorized activities of the secret services. It was this governance which ruled Slovakia out of the process of being accepted in the EU and NATO.