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The shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is an example of the more serious acts of political violence in parts of the European Union. It was the first attempt on the life of a European head of state since 2003, and reflects a growing polarisation across the continent. Eric Maurice, researcher at the European Policy Centre, said there are numerous factors behind the discontent. ''It's true that on the one hand, we can see in the election results a rise in the extremes, in the radical forces, on both the right and the left, with an increasingly uninhibited political language, in verb...
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent another operation after being shot in an assassination attempt earlier this week and remains in serious condition, Robert Kalinak, the country’s deputy prime minister and defense minister said. Fico, 59, was shot multiple times on Wednesday while greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlova, in an attack that has shocked the nation. Who is Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico?"The attempt on Fico's life was politically motivated", Slovakia's Interior Minister Matuš Šutaj-Eštok said during a news confere...
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Slovakian authorities charged a man with attempted premeditated murder on Thursday after he shot Prime Minister Robert Fico five times in the central town of Handlova. The assault left the longstanding leader in a serious but stable condition. "The attempt on Fico's life was politically motivated," Slovakia's Interior Minister Matuš Šutaj-Eštok said during a news conference on Fico's shooting. Eštok said the suspect, believed to be 71, was a "lone wolf" and did not belong to any political party but had previously taken part in anti-government protests. The minister did not specify what the mot...
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Slovakians condemn Wednesday's attack against Prime Minister Robert Fico. Many have gathered around F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica for hours while he underwent surgery. Euronews correspondent Rita Konya talked to Slovakians as they await news on their prime minister's health. Watch the full report in the player above to find out more.
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a political event on Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence that adds a shocking new turn to a meandering, decades-long political career. With a 71-year-old in custody for the assassination attempt, which authorities say had a political motive of some kind, the prime minister underwent hours-long surgery and was in critical condition throughout the evening. Deputy PM Tomas Taraba later told the BBC he believed Fico would survive the attack, saying "he's not in a life threatening situation at this moment." Fico, 59, was bor...
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As the journalists gathered around the makeshift podium at the Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government ministers couldn’t hide their state of shock. Fico, who was shot in an assassination attempt in Handlova earlier in the day, was being operated on in the nearby building for several hours, and the information was sparse. “We can talk about whether you like the prime minister or not, he is fighting for his life,” a visibly rattled Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák said in his opening statement. “I cannot find words for what we’re witnessi...
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In an on-the-spot conversation with Andrej Matisak, a prominent journalist from the Slovak newspaper Pravda daily, he explains that the seeds of violence in his country have found fertile ground in a context of deep radicalisation. Slovakia appears to be experiencing a higher degree of political polarisation compared to other European countries, with a divide between pro-Western liberals and various antagonistic movements on the left and right. This isn't the first time that Slovakia has been confronted with an act of political violence. Six years ago, the country was shaken by the assassinati...
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently in hospital following a shooting that occurred following his cabinet's away-from-home session in the town of Handlova. Slovakian media has named the shooter as Juraj Cintula from the small western town of Levice. According to Slovak daily newspaper Dennik N, the suspected perpetrator is 71 years old, a writer and a founding member of the DÚHA Literary Club. He has written three collections of poetry and published two novels titled 'The Message of Sacrifice' in 2010 and 'Efata' in 2015, according to the literary club's Facebook page. The latter is ...
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Shots were fired, and the assailant was apprehended. The area is evacuated. Fico was transported to the hospital in Banska Bystrica. Slovak politicians condemned the attack, with Deputy Speaker Lubos Blaha blaming progressives for spreading hatred, while opposition party Progressive Slovakia called for restraint. Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said on Wednesday that the shooting attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was "also an attack on democracy."
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