The EU election|The assassination attempt on Robert Fico

The call after the shots: Cancel EU election campaigns

Slovak President-elect Peter Pellegrini is calling on the country's political parties to suspend or scale back their campaigns ahead of the EU election after Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times, reports AP.

At a joint press conference with outgoing president Zuzana Caputova, Pellegrini talks about Slovakia now needing "unity among the political representation".

Caputova, who is a political opponent of Fico, says that all parties should meet after the assassination attempt.

- Let's get out of the vicious circle of hatred and mutual accusations, she says

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The injury situation for Robert Fico is serious but stable

The condition of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is serious but stable after yesterday's assassination attempt. It reports Reuters with reference to a statement from the hospital.

Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kaliňák states that the damage situation is still "very serious", according to AFP. The operation must have lasted for several hours.

Five shots are said to have been aimed at Fico, according to the government.