Teenager who first scrawled messages on pavement in protest at rightwing government did not expect so many others to follow suit
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crawled in chalk on the pavement near a secondary school in eastern Slovakia, the messages were short and to the point: “Enough Fico,” read one, echoing a popular anti-government slogan, while the other joked about the Slovakian prime minister providing sexual favours to Vladimir Putin.
Appearing hours before the prime minister, Robert Fico, was due to speak at the school, the messages struck a nerve. Similar comments swiftly began sprouting up across Slovakian pavements in what was labelled the “Chalk Revolution” by some and “November Chalk Wave” by others.
For the 19-year-old who scrawled the initial messages, the momentum came as a surprise. “I really didn’t expect it to become as big as it did,” said Michal, better known by his nickname Muro. “Apparently I’m not alone in my opinion.”
