Slovakian Prime Minister Fico is out of danger, minister says

Robert Kaliaok, Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, informs about the current health condition of Prime Minister Robert Fico during a briefing in front of the Roosevelt Hospital. Michal Svítok/TASR/dpa

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of danger following an attempt on his life on Wednesday, Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kaliňák told the news agency TASR on Sunday.

Fico had been improving and was reported to be in stable condition on Saturday, according Health Minister Zuzana Dolinková.

The Slovakian premier received his second operation on Friday after a gunmen attempted to kill him in what Slovakian officials have said was a politically motivated crime.

A panel of doctors is to decide on Monday whether he is to be transferred. The prime minister is currently recovering in the university hospital in Banská Bystrica, close to the small town of Handlová where he was shot.

Robert Kaliaok, Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, informs about the current health condition of Prime Minister Robert Fico during a briefing in front of the Roosevelt Hospital. Michal Svítok/TASR/dpa
Milan Urbani (L), deputy director of the Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica, and Robert Kaliaok, Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, inform about the current health condition of Prime Minister Robert Fico during a briefing in front of the Roosevelt Hospital. Michal Svítok/TASR/dpa