Opposition Party Challenges Citizenship Law at Constitutional Court Over LGBTI Rights

Progresívne Slovensko, an opposition liberal party, has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court challenging Slovakia's citizenship law, arguing it inadequately protects LGBTI citizens. The party claims that LGBTI individuals are being involuntarily stripped of their Slovak citizenship in certain cases under current legislation. The Constitutional Court, Slovakia's highest judicial authority on constitutional matters, will now review whether the citizenship law violates constitutional principles of equal treatment and protection of fundamental rights.