Slovakia PM lashes out at opponents in first address since shooting

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BRATISLAVA: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday (Jun 5) blamed his opponents for fostering the "hatred" that led to an assassination attempt against him, in his first address sinc

This frame grab made from a handout video provided by the Slovak government shows Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico speaking for the first time since being shot in an assassination attempt last month. Looking calm but speaking with long pauses, the 59-year-old also said in the video on Facebook that he could resume work as early as this month."I forgive him and let him sort out what he did and why he did it in his own head.

Fico was taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Banska Bystrica after the shooting, where he underwent two lengthy surgeries. "The opposition was unable to assess... where their aggressive and hateful politics has led a section of society and it was only a matter of time before a tragedy would occur.

He was forced to resign in 2018 after an investigative journalist's murder exposed high-level corruption and sparked anti-government sentiment.

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