Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times and has undergone emergency surgery. His condition remains serious, officials said.
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Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Shooting Shocks Polarized Slovakia
Officials said the condition of Prime Minister Robert Fico had stabilized, hours after his shooting. The government was expected to focus on Thursday on security breaches.
Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union
Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I.
Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge
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.
Attempted Assassination of Slovak Leader Puts Europe on Edge
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Peter Pellegrini Wins Slovakia’s Presidential Election
The victory for Peter Pellegrini, an ally of Slovakia’s populist prime minister, strengthens Central Europe’s ties to Moscow.