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Premier of Slovakia Fico is not in life-threatening danger, his condition remains serious

by AI | 19.May 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot on Wednesday, May 15, after a government meeting in Handlová by a 71-year-old man. The police charged the attacker with attempted premeditated murder.

The Deputy of Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica, Milan Urbáni, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and Minister of Defense, Robert Kaliňák, provide information about the current health status of Prime Minister Robert Fico in front of the Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica on Sunday, May 19, 2024. PHOTO TASR - Michal Svítok

BANSKÁ BYSTRICA – Prime Minister SR Robert is currently out of life-threatening danger. His condition remains serious. It was informed on Sunday by the deputy of Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica Milan Urbáni and vice prime minister and minister of defense Robert Kaliňák.

“Based on the morning medical consultation, we can state that the patient is currently out of life-threatening conditions. His condition remains very serious and he needs a long period and peace for recuperation. We firmly believe that everything will go in a good direction,” stated the deputy. The vice prime minister added that the transfer of the prime minister to another hospital in the near future is neither planned nor possible. Given the stable health condition of the prime minister with a positive prognosis, he announced that the hospital will provide regular statements about the situation in the coming days.

Prime Minister Fico was shot on Wednesday, May 15, after a government meeting in Handlová by a 71-year-old man. The prime minister suffered serious polytrauma after several gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. The attacker was charged with attempted premeditated murder.