Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in 'very serious' but stable condition, a hospital official says, after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that laid bare deep political divisions in the country.
Slovakia 's prime minister is no longer in a life-threatening condition after being shot, says his deputy.
Slovakia will convene a state security council meeting and the cabinet will also meet from 11am on Thursday local time, the government office said. "Unfortunately, the condition continues to be very serious due to the complicated nature of the wounds, but we all want to believe firmly that we will succeed in managing the situation," he said.
The country of 5.4 million has seen polarised political debate in recent years, including the hard-fought presidential election last month that helped tighten Mr Fico's grip on power.Opposition critics call it a power grab. "I ask all to stop piling attacks, expressions of hate, on social networks, in the media, which are aimed at that or another political camp, regardless if it concerns the coalition or the opposition," Mr Sutaj Estok said.
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