Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin and Viktor Orban, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s polarized politics were tipping into violence.
Tag: Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?
Much of the recent international discussion of Mr. Fico’s leadership has focused on his ties to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary.
The prime minister was shot multiple times while visiting supporters, his Facebook page said.
Robert Fico was taken to a hospital after the attack in the town of Handlova, northeast of the capital, Bratislava.
Here’s the latest on the shooting of the Slovak prime minister.
Robert Fico was taken to a hospital after the attack in the town of Handlova, northeast of the capital, Bratislava.
Slovakia’s Prime Minister in ‘Life-Threatening’ Condition After Shooting
Robert Fico was taken to a hospital after the attack in the town of Handlova, northeast of the capital, Bratislava.
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