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Slovaks and others go to the polls in EU elections under shadow of an assassination attempt

  • An assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico in Slovakia overshadowed the recent election, causing shockwaves in the nation and Europe.
  • Fico, the populist Prime Minister, was shot in the abdomen while greeting supporters in Handlova, recovering from multiple wounds.
  • Analysts believe the attack could increase chances for Fico's leftist Smer party, the governing coalition's senior partner, to win the vote.
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On Saturday, the third day of the European Parliament elections, voters vote in Slovakia, Italy and other European Union countries.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties as she votes in European election

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday.

·United States
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In Slovakia, voting began less than a month after the assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
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