The Slovakian Prime Minister has been injured in a shooting outside of the country's culture ministry.
The PM has been taken to hospital The Slovakian Prime Minister has been injured in a shooting outside of the country’s culture ministry. PM Robert Fico was taken to hospital, according to reports, after being shot in the town of Handlova, northeast of capital Bratislava, while greeting supporters. A suspect has been detained, according to local news television station TA3. He is believed to have been shot while meeting people nearby, with a reporter from Dennikn.
He’s a part of the Direction – Social Democracy party, which he founded in 1999. Since returning to power last September, Fico formed a Eurosceptic three-party coalition which has sought close ties with the Kremlin, and has repeatedly pressured Ukraine to sign a peace treaty with Russia, causing friction amongst its allies in Nato. In February, he told public broadcaster RTVS: ‘There has to be some kind of compromise.
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