Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico mentioned he had returned to work on Tuesday, virtually two months after a lone gunman had shot him 4 instances on Might 15.
The 59-year-old Fico was shot from shut vary after a authorities assembly in central Slovakia and underwent two prolonged surgical procedures in a close-by hospital.
The gunman, recognized by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula and prosecuted on terrorism prices, is in custody awaiting trial.
Fico leads a three-party coalition of his centrist Smer-SD social gathering, the centrist Hlas and the far-right SNS governing the EU and NATO member of 5.4 million individuals.
Slovak media mentioned the nationalist-leaning Fico, who is usually criticised by the EU together with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, got here to Tuesday’s cupboard assembly via a tunnel to keep away from journalists.
“Pricey progressive liberal media and opposition, I apologise for having survived however I am again,” Fico mentioned on Fb, posting an image of himself in his workplace.
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When Fico took workplace final autumn, Slovakia refused to proceed navy assist to Ukraine, going through a Russian invasion since February 2022.
The premier himself has been advocating peace talks with Russia, like Hungary’s Orban.
Fico’s cupboard has additionally raised eyebrows by approving payments seen as jeopardising judicial and media freedoms.
Fico was launched from hospital on Might 31 and made his first public look at a ceremony close to Bratislava final Friday.
In a speech, he hailed Orban’s controversial journey to Moscow, saying he “would have cherished to hitch him” if he have been wholesome sufficient.
Fico additionally known as on Slovakia to construct a wall to cease “progressive and liberal ideologies”, likening them to most cancers.
Following the assassination try, Fico walks with a crutch. He has additionally visibly misplaced weight.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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