Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived a multiple-shot assassination attempt in Handlova.
- Fico, 59, underwent surgery following the attack and is expected to recover.
- The shooting was deemed politically motivated and a suspect has been detained, according to Slovakian officials.
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The suspect in the attack against Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived on Saturday at the Pezinok Criminal Court in north-east Bratislava, which will decide whether to keep him in pre-trial detention, an AFP photographer noted....
The five-bullet attack on Prime Minister Robert Fitch makes many fear a domino of unfavorable political developments in the country and Europe
Government officials at the hospital where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is being treated said that doctors performed a second surgery on him on Friday, two days after his assassination attempt. The Slovak news agency “Taser” quoted Robert Calinak, the Slovak Minister of Defense, Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia, and Myriam Labonikova, director of the Regional Capital Hospital “Banska Bystrica”, as saying that the procedure was a “standard …
Zeihan: Assassination attempt on Slovakia's prime minister explained
On Wednesday, May 15, there was an assassination attempt on Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico. The populist leader is in critical condition but expected to survive, and a lone gunman — 71-year-old Juraj Cintula — has been taken into custody.Watch the above video for Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan‘s analysis of some of the factors that contributed to the assassination attempt on Fico's life. Zeihan argues that a "culture of politi…
Despite all criticism, the Slovakian Minister of the Interior denies that the security forces failed in the assassination attempt on Robert Fico. The prime minister is undergoing surgery again.
Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization
Prime Minister Robert Fico's shooting sent shock waves through Slovakia. Zuzana Gogova/Getty ImagesThe assassination attempt against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been widely condemned by world leaders as an attack on democracy. In Slovakia, the violent act similarly saw a unified response from the country’s deeply divided political leaders. But how long this lasts is uncertain. Just as outgoing Slovakian president – and Fico rival –…
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