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Slovakian PM Robert Fico's condition stable but still serious after shooting

It comes after a gunman attacked the PM in broad daylight.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2024

Slovak Prime Minister Fico Stable After Assassination Attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survives assassination attempt, sparking political tensions. World leaders condemn attack. Concerns raised about Slovakia...

Top News · May 18, 2024

Slovakia PM ‘stable but still serious’ after second surgery in two days following assassination attempt

Deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak says Fico’s state is still ‘very serious’

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

Slovakia’s polarised politics: Robert Fico warned a politician could be violently attacked weeks before assassination attempt

Slovak society is in shock after a 71-year-old man fired five shots at the prime minister, Robert Fico, while he was greeting a small crowd after a meeting.

The Conversation · May 17, 2024

‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Robert Fico shooting highlights far wider crisis in Slovakia

Attack on prime minister lifts lid on divided politics of ‘one of the most polarised countries in Europe’

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Slovakia’s poisonous politics and the path to Robert Fico’s shooting

Members of the ruling coalition say the attempt to kill the prime minister was an act of political war. Tom Watling looks at the political tension behind this week’s dramatic shooting

The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization

The assassination attempt against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been widely condemned by world leaders as an attack on democracy.

The Conversation · May 17, 2024

Vaccines minister talks of ‘overwhelming’ death threats days after Slovakian PM assassination attempt

Shooting was the first major attempt on a European political leader in two decades

The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

In Slovakia, we know what ‘restoring order’ means. After the PM’s shooting, it will be an excuse to suppress any opposition, says writer Monika Kompaníková

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Assassination attempt opens Slovakia’s wounds, some linked to PM Fico

A top minister warns the country is ‘on the edge of a civil war’ as political polarisation reaches dangerous heights.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2024