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Vladimir Meciar

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The Resume

    (July 26, 1942- )
    Born in Zvolen, Slovak Republic
    Minister of the Interior of Slovakia (January 11-(June 27, 1990)
    Prime Minister of Slovakia (June 27, 1990-May 6, 1991, June 24, 1992-March 16, 1994, December 13, 1994-October 30, 1998)
    Acting President of Slovakia (January 1-March 2, 1993, March 2-October 30, 1998)
    Member of National Council (March 16-December 13, 1994, October 15, 2002-June 12, 2010)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was criticized by his political opponents and Western countries for presiding over an autocratic, corrupt government.
    He opposed the free-market economic reform policies of Czech politician Václav Klaus.
    As a result, Slovakia under his rule was alienated from the Western world.
    He banned the use of Hungarian in official documents and road signs.
    He even defamed Roma (Gypsies).
    He was accused of kidnapping president Michal Kováč’s son with the use of the Slovak secret service (1996).
    He put restrictions on the media by increasing the value-added tax on magazines and newspapers that carry more than 10% advertising on the page content (1997).
    His decision to exchange ethnic minorities with Hungary was criticized by the international community (1997).
    A member of the human rights group Charter 77 said that he has an ‘excellent, evil, political mind’.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a boxer.
    He supported Alexander Dubček’s reforms (1968).
    He was kicked out of the Communist Party for delivering a speech calling for reform during the previous year (1970).
    He was subsequently added to the list of enemies of the socialist regime by the Communist Party Central Committee.
    He successfully negotiated with Vacláv Klaus over Slovakia’s independence.
    He has won more general elections than any post-Communist leader in Central and Eastern Europe.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 130 Votes: 54.62% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 118 Votes: 66.10% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 42 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 68.42% Annoying