Na stráž


Na stráž is a Czech and Slovak phrase associated with far-right politics in Slovakia. It has been described as "the Slovak version of Heil Hitler".
During the era of the Slovak State, the phrase was used informally as a greeting by Hlinka Guard members.
Marian Kotleba habitually employed the phrase during his early political career. In 2014, his party tried to register the civic organization "Ľudová stráž", which was rejected due to its far right connotation. In January 2020, Kotleba Party candidate Anton Grňo was fined 5,000 euros for voicing the greeting at a 2018 demonstration in front of the Supreme Court of Slovakia, because the court considered this equivalent to voicing support for the Slovak State regime. He appealed.