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Slovakia's Prime Minister's Assailant To Remain In Custody

Slovakian court rules to keep suspect in custody after attempted assassination of Prime Minister Fico. Citizens show support as Fico recovers.

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Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico

Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Slovakian PM Robert Fico's condition stable but still serious after shooting

It comes after a gunman attacked the PM in broad daylight.

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Slovak Prime Minister Fico Stable After Assassination Attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survives assassination attempt, sparking political tensions. World leaders condemn attack. Concerns raised about Slovakia...

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Slovakia PM ‘stable but still serious’ after second surgery in two days following assassination attempt

Deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak says Fico’s state is still ‘very serious’

The Independent UK

Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister makes first court appearance

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is making his first court appearance

The Independent UK

Watch as Slovakia prime minister attack suspect appears in court

Watch as the suspect in the attack on Slovakia’s prime minister is set to appear in Special Court on Saturday 18 May.

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Slovakia Reels From PM's Shooting As Suspect Goes To Court

The suspect charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected on Saturday before a penal court that will decide whether to hold him in pre-trial detention.

International Business Times

Slovakia Divided Over Pro-Russia Leader's Policies

Slovakia grapples with political divisions post-assassination attempt on PM Fico, urging reconciliation and unity amidst societal unrest.

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Slovakia’s polarised politics: Robert Fico warned a politician could be violently attacked weeks before assassination attempt

Slovak society is in shock after a 71-year-old man fired five shots at the prime minister, Robert Fico, while he was greeting a small crowd after a meeting.

The Conversation

‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Robert Fico shooting highlights far wider crisis in Slovakia

Attack on prime minister lifts lid on divided politics of ‘one of the most polarised countries in Europe’

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia’s poisonous politics and the path to Robert Fico’s shooting

Members of the ruling coalition say the attempt to kill the prime minister was an act of political war. Tom Watling looks at the political tension behind this week’s dramatic shooting

The Independent UK

Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization

The assassination attempt against Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been widely condemned by world leaders as an attack on democracy.

The Conversation

Vaccines minister talks of ‘overwhelming’ death threats days after Slovakian PM assassination attempt

Shooting was the first major attempt on a European political leader in two decades

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Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

In Slovakia, we know what ‘restoring order’ means. After the PM’s shooting, it will be an excuse to suppress any opposition, says writer Monika Kompaníková

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Assassination attempt opens Slovakia’s wounds, some linked to PM Fico

A top minister warns the country is ‘on the edge of a civil war’ as political polarisation reaches dangerous heights.

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Slovak Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survives assassination attempt in Handlova, raising concerns about political tensions and future direction of the country.

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Suspect in shooting of Slovak prime minister is escorted to his home as police search for evidence

A man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been escorted by police to his home

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The Independent UK

A look at assassinations and assassination attempts this century

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt just weeks before a Europe-wide election that has been deeply divisive

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes wild conspiracy theory about Slovakia PM’s shooting: ‘No wonder they shot him’

The Slovakia Prime Minister remains in stable but serious condition after attack by ‘lone wolf’ in European country

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Polish PM Receives Threats After Slovakia PM Assassination Attempt

Prime Minister Tusk reveals threats post Slovakian PM assassination attempt, raising security concerns in the region.

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Stephen Hawking Medal 2024 winners announced at star-studded Starmus VII festival

The four winners of the Stephen Hawking Medal 2024 were announced during a medal ceremony at Starmus VII science and music festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Guardian - UK

‘He was not radical’: Slovakia tries to make sense of Fico shooting

Friends in town of Levice say 71-year-old showed no signs of planning attack, while Slovakian president says climate of hate is collective work

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico: an attack on democracy

Editorial: The assassination attempt has shocked the country, but reflects deep divisions there and across Europe

The Conversation

Robert Fico: why the attempted assassination of Slovakian prime minister could fuel the information war between Russia and Europe

The assassination attempt on Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico on May 15 has sent a shockwave through Europe. Unfortunately political assassinations are not unheard of in this part of the world – indeed, Slovakia itself continues to reverberate from the 2018 assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak, an act which…

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