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A look at Slovakian PM Robert Fico's politics after yesterday's assassination attempt

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dalibor Rohác of the American Enterprise Institute about the attempt to assassinate Slovakian PM Robert Fico and the broader political landscape in Europe.

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UK’s Sky News accused of ‘justifying’ Fico shooting

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British broadcaster Sky News has suggested that the shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico was to be expected, given his “pro-Russian” views Read Full Article at RT.com

Suspect charged in Slovakia's Robert Fico shooting

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A 71-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico. Fico is reportedly in serious but stable condition. Bethany Bell with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.

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Fico attacker, 71-year-old Juraj Cintula, charged with attempted murder

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The man who allegedly tried to assasinate Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico was charged Thursday with attempted murder. Juraj Cintula, 71, is a former security guard and writer.

Slovakian PM Fico ‘not out of the woods yet’ as suspect charged with attempted murder over shooting

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Officials warned Robert Fico was not ‘out of the woods’ yet with doctors racing to stabilise his condition

Slovakians condemn attack against Prime Minister Robert Fico

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Slovakians denounce the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico while awaiting updates on his health at the hospital's front.

Slovak authorities charge shooter with assassination attempt on PM, Fico

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Slovak officials charged a man on Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, claiming he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that exposed the small central European country’s stark divisiveness. Fico, 59,…

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

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

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

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Russia is already capitalising on the situation, while government ministers are blaming the media for spreading ‘hate’.

Slovakia: PM Fico able to speak, 'lone wolf' suspect charged

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Slovakia's president-elect visited Prime Minister Robert Fico in hospital, saying he was able to speak but not easily. Meanwhile, authorities charged a 71-year-old who they believe was acting alone.

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Robert Fico stable after shooting as Slovakia’s president-elect calls for unity

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Peter Pellegrini says PM ‘escaped death by a hair’ and urges people to temper their emotions after ‘we crossed a red line’

Who is the alleged suspect in the shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico?

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Juraj Cintula, 71, has been named in local media reports as the man accused of carrying out gun attack in Handlova

'A wake-up call to West': Europe on edge after assassination attempt on Slovakian PM Robert Fico

Slovak PM Robert Fico is in a critical but stable condition after being shot multiple times in an incident described by officials as a "political assault." The 59-year-old leader underwent lengthy surgery as medical teams fought to save…

Whether Robert Fico survives and resumes office or not, Slovakia stands on the brink | John Kampfner

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The shock of an assassination attempt could heal the deep divisions that Fico exploited, but the omens are not promising

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Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence

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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial…

Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting?

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence that punctuated his decades-long career in politics.

Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico’s would-be assassin was ‘lone wolf,’ officials say

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Fico, 59, was in serious but stable condition a day after being shot multiple times in the stomach, a hospital official said. President-elect Peter Pellegrini said he spoke to Fico at the hospital but confirmed his condition “remains very…

Suspect in Slovak PM’s shooting a ‘lone wolf’; Robert Fico stable but in serious condition – as it happened

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Hospital director says Slovakia PM has stabilised but remains in a critical condition after he was shot several times on Wednesday

Who is Robert Fico? What to know about Slovakia’s leader who was shot.

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Political groups in Slovakia and leaders across Europe condemned the shooting, but Fico has also been a polarizing figure in his country and the European Union.

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Robert Fico assassination: Everything we know as Slovakian PM 'able to speak' and only just survived

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times in Handlova, in what has been described as an assassination attempt - and a 71-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder