POLITICAL UNITY SHORT-LIVED
Within the wake of the assault, Slovak members of parliament got here collectively in a landmark present of political unity to sentence it, unanimously calling for respect for the democratically elected authorities.
Nonetheless, that unity was short-lived.
Mr Lubos Blaha, a number one member of Mr Fico’s governing SMER celebration, blamed the press and Slovakia’s opposition events for the assault simply two weeks after the capturing.
Talking whereas on the marketing campaign path for the European parliamentary election, which kicks off on Thursday (Jun 6) and closes on Sunday, Mr Blaha claimed it had been “4 years of hatred in opposition to Fico and in opposition to SMER”.
He advised CNA: “Folks really feel the hatred once more, the emotion of anger, of injustice, as a result of … our prime minister, our pal Robert, was virtually killed. And instantly the liberal media and the political opposition are blaming us – that we’re the rationale why he was virtually killed?”
“That is ridiculous, and that is why we ask for redemption, type of express regret from the facet of the liberal camp,” he added.
In the meantime, the pro-European opposition Progressive Slovakia celebration countered that SMER has no need to unite the nation.
Ms Lucia Yar, who’s working within the European election underneath the Progressive Slovakia banner, famous that other than the assassination try on Mr Fico, a journalist and two males from the LGBTQ group have been killed lately.
“The feelings are extraordinarily excessive and it’s a duty of politicians to calm the state of affairs down and to make use of language that’s applicable, not one that’s dividing,” she advised CNA.
Different candidates mentioned they’ve needed to ramp up their safety, out of worry for his or her private security.
As Mr Fico recovers, Slovakia stays on edge, nonetheless removed from therapeutic its political divisions.
