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Fico in stable condition as parties say they will meet to defuse tensions in Slovakia following assassination attempt
A man prays holding Slovakia's flag outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is treated in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, May 16, 2024
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SLOVAK Prime Minister Roberto Fico is in a “serious but stable” condition following his attempted assassination on Wednesday, authorities say.
A suspect has been apprehended and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said police have identified a “clear political motivation” for the attack, without specifying it.
Mr Fico’s government has faced opposition demos against reforms critics say politicise the state broadcaster and place restrictions on foreign-funded NGOs, as well as hostility from the EU and US for his refusal to toe Nato’s line on Ukraine.
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