Assassination Attempt on Robert Fico

Date: May 15, 2024 • Location: Handlová, Slovakia

Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is hospitalised after an assassination attempt.

The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic, commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is the head of the government of the Slovak Republic. Officially, the officeholder is the third-highest constitutional official in Slovakia after the president of the Republic (appointer) and chairman of the National Council; in practice, the appointee is the country's leading political figure.