Fico asserts that such action is required to stop irregular migrants from entering Slovakia and advancing deeper into the Union, according to EU Helpers.

According to TVP World, Fico and his SMER-SSD coalition were given the go-ahead to begin coalition government negotiations after garnering over 23% of the vote in the weekend elections.

Fico needs persuade a smaller nationalist party to join him in government in order to form a coalition, though.

TVP World highlighted that Fico ran a vigorous anti-illegal immigration campaign before the elections.

He criticized the government for not doing enough to address the crisis and for not enacting stronger regulations to stop undocumented immigration into the nation.

In addition to the aforementioned, Fico stated that restrictions were required throughout the entire border with Hungary and emphasized that the reinstatement of border controls must be one of the government's first actions.

According to information provided by the Slovak government, the majority of unauthorized immigrants go through the Balkans to Hungary before arriving in Slovakia.

Although the Hungarian authorities claim that they have added new restrictions in an effort to stop all unlawful travel, the Slovak authorities have been reporting a high number of irregular arrivals.

Hungary constructed a steel fence in 2015 as part of its measures, and ever since, the nation has successfully stopped a significant number of migrants from illegally entering its borders.

Previously, Hungary claimed that since 2015, its government had stopped around a million migrants from entering the nation through its southern border.

György Bakondi, the chief security counselor to the prime minister, praised the relevant authorities and added that in the first three months of the year, the Hungarian government blocked almost 27,600 people from entering the nation.

The same revealed that in 2023's second and third quarters, authorities successfully stopped 43,300 unauthorized entries and 36,490 irregular border crossings, respectively.

According to information provided by the Hungarian government, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Turkey have all been the primary countries of origin for those who have crossed the border illegally thus far.

Since Hungary has been the main route used by irregular migrants to enter Slovakia, it follows that the majority of people entering Slovakia illegally are likewise from the aforementioned countries of origin.