The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stabilised but remains serious, the country's health minister said on Saturday (May 18) following the assassination attempt against the central European leader.
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00:00 The following is the security footage of the attacker.
00:08 The following is the security footage of the attacker.
00:12 I consider all the procedures to be absolutely correct and they bear the first fruits.
00:32 The first hours of the attack were very bad. The shots were aimed at the thoracic vertebrae.
00:40 In this case, we managed to gradually restore the state of the attacker and stabilize his condition.
00:51 In a short conversation with the health personnel, we can inform you that the health condition of the Prime Minister is stabilized.
01:05 Despite this, it is a condition that is still serious.
01:09 Yesterday's operation, which lasted two hours, contributed to a positive prognosis of the development of the health condition of the Prime Minister.
01:20 It's too soon to know whether you're seeing some kind of a trend here, a wave of violent activity or intent with respect to political stability in Europe.
01:32 But obviously we're watching this real closely. Certainly we're glad to hear that the Prime Minister survived the attack and is on the mend. We wish him a speedy recovery.
01:41 We've heard this for two years now, and the difference is huge. We pray for the Prime Minister. We pray for him and for the Slovaks.
01:51 We wish him to recover as soon as possible and return to work.
01:55 If we go beyond human considerations, because he's still fighting for his life, Robert Fitzholt, he's in the midst of a life and death situation.
02:03 It's a great loss for Hungary, because even if the Prime Minister is re-elected, he's been laid off from work for months, and especially for the most important months.
02:14 We didn't expect it. We felt anxiety and I think anger in the society after the election, but we didn't expect that something like that would happen.
02:34 Robert Fitzholt is a person who is not liked in Slovakia. There are people who love him and there are people who hate him.
02:44 I think Robert Fitzholt will be stronger. I don't know if it's actually good for Slovakia, but we will see.
03:00 I don't know if it's possible to change this political situation right now, but I hope so.
03:11 For me, I'm not so optimistic. I think he's the most aggressive in Europe. Nowadays he's quite aggressive and I don't like it.
03:24 I think it will be more tense and pointing fingers at someone from both sides. Definitely, it's going to be worse, I think.
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