What we know about the assassination attempt on Slovakia's …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds at a political event in Central Slovakia. Police do have a suspect in custody.
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WEBFico was in his fourth term as prime minister after being elected in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election as head of the Smer party. He had run for office on an Eurosceptic platform, halting military aid to Ukraine and pushing for friendly relations with Russia, while criticising NATO and the United States.
After Being Shot, Slovakia’s Leader Targets His Enemies
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Prime Minister Robert Fico has purged prosecutors, cultural officials, journalists and others he believes fueled “hatred and aggression” against him.
Suspect Is Charged in Attempted Killing of Slovakia’s Leader
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Mr. Fico, a combative, shape-shifting veteran politician widely loathed by Bratislava liberals but popular outside the capital, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, taking at least one bullet in...
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WEBMay 16, 2024 · Mr. Fico is pushing a strongly contested overhaul of the judiciary to limit the scope of corruption investigations, to reshape the national broadcasting system to purge what the government calls...
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WEBMay 15, 2024 · Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico — the populist, pro-Russian prime minister once ousted in 2018 after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak during his mandate — has undergone emergency surgery after an assassination attempt in …
How Slovakia’s toxic politics left PM fighting for his life
WEBMay 16, 2024 · L’uboš Blaha, deputy speaker of parliament and a senior member of Fico’s Smer party, told opposition MPs: “This is your work.” “I want to express my deep disgust at what you have been ...
Who is Robert Fico? Slovakia's PM was the target of an …
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and injured after the away-from-home government meeting in Handlova, according to information confirmed by Parliamentary Vice-Chair Lubos Blaha, who suspended the House session.
Robert Fico shot updates: Slovakia PM critically wounded by …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Prime Minister Fico’s close ally Lubos Blaha, deputy parliament speaker and deputy chairman of the prime minister’s SMER-SSD party, blamed what he called the “liberal media” and the ...
PM Fico shot as he speaks to supporters in Handlová - The Slovak …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Populist four-time Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer), 59, was shot after Wednesday's government meeting in Handlová, a mining town in Trenčín Region. The Denník N daily broke the news shortly before 15:00 on Wednesday. A single shooter fired at the premier outside the town's cultural centre, where the government was holding a …