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They asserted that it was not possible to legislate patriotism and love for one's country, and that public money should be spent on renovating school premises rather than on flags and copies of the constitution. To calm the storm, President Ivan Gasparovic returned the law to parliament where Prime Minister Robert Fico's left-wing SMER party tweaked it to require schools to play the national anthem only at the start of the academic year. Civil servants will also not be requested to swear allegiance to the state when taking up a job. The rejigged legislation still instructs all public offices to increase the use of state symbols, such as the flag, text of the constitution and the anthem. This is little different from current practice and an easy retreat for Fico from the original law, which was drafted by his coalition partner, the nationalist Slovak National Party, and only half-heartedly backed by SMER. 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