I got protests to Trnava. I didn’t want the square to serve as advertising politicians, – SME

28. Mar 2025 at 14:47

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Trnava. The regional Trnava is also added to those Slovak cities where protests are regularly organized. Every other Friday at the Trojičné Square and without the participation of politicians.

Trnavan Peter Bestvina claims that several people are helping him with the organization, no one in the background does not manage it, in his words it is time to take the activity to take over civil society.

He also told us about the interest in the protests from where they finance them and how long they will continue.

How did you get to the organization of the protests?

Not I got to this year’s civil protests, I got protests to Trnava. I organize them and help me with a few other people. When the towns in Slovakia started protesting in January, Trnava was silent. No one caught up with it. Then the Trnava cell of the Democrats party started.

However, they naturally perceive protests as their election campaign, which I do not condemn. But they gave space on their first protest Igor Matovič.

A man who has prepared the land for all the evil that is happening here now. It was a strong motivation for me personally. I did not want the Trinity Square to serve as an ad for Matovic.

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I realize that after these words I will probably catch a strong het from his supporters, but basically we are largely a common thing. I repeat, I do not object to the legitimacy of protests organized by the parties. This year, however, the parliamentary opposition coughed up. It is time to take over the activity by civil society.

Certainly many are interested in whether anyone is behind you?

No one is behind me, nor does anyone manage me. I communicate with the organizers in other cities, we support each other. A major partner is the Peace Association Ukraine. However, it is not, as the media often mistakenly state that protests in Trnava and other cities in Slovakia organize people from this association. They organize only protests in Bratislava.

Although we work together, individuals or associations in dozens of cities all over Slovakia unlock it themselves and completely freely. This is one of the reasons why it is quite unfair to say that these protests organize peace to Ukraine.

Who supports you financially?

Peace Association Ukraine has started a collection through Donio, which they finance not only in Bratislava’s protests, but also pay part of the costs to other cities in Slovakia. Even with this support, however, we would not be able to do anything if the participants of the protests did not support us emotionally and financially. So, if someone is behind me, it is they – Trnava and Trnavčanky, who and who want to live in a free, safe and prosperous country.

You have already organized several protests in Trnava, how much you are going to?

I don’t count how many of them have already been. And we will continue until it is necessary. Protests are a long -term matter. It just doesn’t work by meeting three times in the square and the government withdraws. And since there is practically no possibility that the current one would change the way of its policy, it will be necessary to protest until it is here. Activities will only increase.

What, for example,?

We started with protest gatherings, we added a commemorative march and ignition of candles. Last time we went on a loud march and partially blocked the farm street. At the SNP Square we sang our anthem together, organized a public discussion with Sam in March on the topic of defeating Fico.

It makes sense to do something. If we didn’t do anything, the government will overwhelm us. We wouldn’t even know how, suddenly we would wake up in Belarus. What will we continue? Let yourself be surprised.

Isn’t there a lot of protests? Have you not planned to leave the square to others, for example, political entities?

How much? In this situation? Thousands of Banskobystricans go to the streets every week and do not feel it is a lot. If you really realize where we are and the state and where we are heading, then the protests every day would be completely adequate.

And whether I don’t want to give space to someone else? There is enough space for other protests, for example organized by political parties. We do approximately one protest in two weeks.

Why did you decide to protest without politicians and their support?

Our company needs to gain confidence. We have to see for our own experience that we can influence ourselves and without the support of political parties. That we can organize and change things.

That we are not just a means that political parties need to achieve their goals. Although you ask why I reject support from politicians, it is actually that we refuse to be the support of politicians. They can handle. Not we need parties, they need us.

Especially during the elections …

Of course, in the end we will support one of the parties in the elections, but democracy is far from just about them. Win the elections and can you do everything? Well, you can’t. We can do it without the money of political parties.

Who most often speeches on your organized protests?

Moderator Braňo Mosný. And then me. Once I read a joint declaration of activists, then a letter to Jozef Kuciak. Only on the last protest I read my own words.

Many people say that invited speakers should not read the speech from paper. What is your opinion? Do you also point out the protruders?

Of course, it would be better if each speaker spoke his speech from his head. It would also be better if I looked like George Clooney, had a voice like Juraj Benetin and gave speeches as Martin Luther King. Many people will surely confirm.