Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable condition, although his deputy has emphasized that his state is still “very serious” following an assassination attempt that has stunned the nation and garnered worldwide condemnation. Fico, aged 59, sustained five gunshot wounds in the central town of Handlova on Wednesday. He remained in critical condition and underwent extensive emergency surgery.
“During the night, doctors managed to stabilise the patient’s condition,” Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Thursday.
“Unfortunately, the condition is still very serious as the injuries are complicated,” said Kalinak, who is also the defence minister.
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State Security Council Convenes Following Assassination Attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
A state security council meeting is scheduled for Thursday following the attack. The alleged attacker, a 71-year-old writer, was taken into custody.
Environment Minister Tomas Taraba told the BBC on Thursday that the operation had “gone well”. He said one bullet went through Fico’s stomach, and the second hit a joint during the attack after Fico left a government meeting.
The shooting was “politically motivated”, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said on Wednesday.
Pellegrini described the attack as an “unprecedented threat to Slovak democracy”.
“If we express other political opinions in squares, and not in polling stations, we are jeopardising everything that we have built together over 31 years of Slovak sovereignty,” Pellegrini said.
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