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Slovakia

June 2024

  • John Kampfner

    After Robert Fico’s shooting, Slovakia is heading full throttle towards authoritarianism

    John Kampfner
  • Emergency personnel at work near to a crashed bus by a railway line outside Nove Zamky, Slovakia

    Collision between train and bus in Slovakia causes multiple deaths

  • Robert Fico

    Robert Fico blames Slovak opposition for ‘hatred’ that led to his shooting

  • Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico was shot in the abdomen while greeting supporters on 15 May

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    ‘I feel no hatred’: Slovakian PM speaks for first time since assassination attempt – video

31 May 2024

  • Hospital building and people with flowers and flag

    Slovak PM Robert Fico discharged from hospital after shooting

    Medical director says Fico to continue recovery at home from wounds sustained in assassination attempt

22 May 2024

  • The Cover of 24 May Guardian Weekly<br>The cover of the 24 May Guardian Weekly

    Inside Guardian Weekly
    Political violence in Europe: inside the 24 May Guardian Weekly

    Shockwaves after shooting in Slovakia. Plus: Iran after Raisi

20 May 2024

  • The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, speaks to the media in front of a Slovakian flag

    Slovakian PM Robert Fico stable and communicating, say doctors

    Health update comes as country reels from assassination attempt and contends with political fallout

19 May 2024

  • Robert Kaliňák, bearded and wearing a grey T-shirt, speaking to reporters

    Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy

  • Slovak PM Robert Fico out of danger but condition still serious, says deputy – video

18 May 2024

  • Policemen guard the area as they wait for the suspect in the shooting of Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, to be brought to court in Pezinok, Slovakia.

    Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico

    Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister
  • Health minister Zuzana Dolinková (second from right), defence minister Robert Kaliňák (right) give a press conference

    Slovakian PM remains in serious condition as suspect appears in court

    Second operation to remove dead tissue has ‘contributed to a positive prognosis’ for Robert Fico, health minister says
  • Paul Taylor

    Political violence could benefit far right parties in the EU elections – if we let it

    Paul Taylor
    The attempted assassination of a leader sympathetic to Putin has Europe on edge. But exaggerating the fascist threat is also dangerous

17 May 2024

  • Robert Fico speaks at a conference in front of the Slovakian flag

    ‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Robert Fico shooting highlights far wider crisis in Slovakia

    Attack on prime minister lifts lid on divided politics of ‘one of the most polarised countries in Europe’
  • Monika Kompaníková

    Robert Fico’s allies warn of political war – they will use it to justify the dismantling of our democracy

    Monika Kompaníková
    In Slovakia, we know what ‘restoring order’ means. After the PM’s shooting, it will be an excuse to suppress any opposition, says writer Monika Kompaníková
  • Slovakia's Robert Fico.

    First Edition newsletter
    Friday briefing: What’s behind the increase in violent attacks on Europe’s politicians?

    In today’s newsletter: The shooting of the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, was the first attempt on the life of a European head of state since 2003 – and reflects a growing polarisation across the continent

16 May 2024

  • Slovak town of Levice where the 71-year-old former security guard and amateur poet Juraj Cintula had lived for decades: images for picture desk of neighbour and his apartment bloc --

    ‘He was not radical’: Slovakia tries to make sense of Fico shooting

    Friends in town of Levice say 71-year-old showed no signs of planning attack, while Slovakian president says climate of hate is collective work
  • A man waves the Slovak national flag outside the FD Roosevelt university hospital in Banská Bystrica, where Robert Fico is being treated after being shot on Wednesday.

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

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

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

    • Whether Robert Fico survives and resumes office or not, Slovakia stands on the brink

      John Kampfner

    • Slovak PM has 'very difficult hours and days' ahead of him – video

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