Assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Slovak PM, Fico, was shot near the building of the Slovak parliament on the afternoon of May 15. Fico approached people in the street, after which several shots were fired and the politician fell to the ground.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life is no longer in danger following an assassination attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak has said. “He has emerged from the immediate threat to his life, but his condition remains serious and he requires intensive care,” Kalinak, Fico’s closest political ally, told reporters on Sunday.