The attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico stems from a combustible political environment in the country, officials have said
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Robert Fico was wounded when an assailant fired multiple shots outside a government meeting
Robert Fico was attacked outside a cultural centre in the town of Handlova, and a suspect was detained.
Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini won Slovakia's presidential election Saturday against pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok.
Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.
A fan of Vladimir Putin and fast cars, Robert Fico should return as prime minister of Slovakia following parliamentary elections on Saturday. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career of a politician who was ousted from power five years ago after a journalist was murdered for revealing government corruption, and who used populism and disinformation to rise again.