Slovakia’s president-elect and Prime Minister Robert Fico’s coalition partner, Peter Pellegrini, called on Thursday (16 May) on all national parties to suspend or tone down campaigning ahead of European Parliament elections after Wednesday’s assassination attempt.
“I am calling on all political parties in Slovakia to temporarily suspend or considerably reduce their European election campaign,” Pellegrini said in a statement, adding Slovakia should avoid “further confrontation”.
Pellegrini addressed his message not only to politicians but also to opinion leaders and the media, insisting that politicians should not use the assassination attempt to score political points and to further reinforce the country’s extreme polarisation.
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Slovak President-elect Peter Pellegrini has called on the country's political parties and movements to suspend the European Parliament election campaign until the situation surrounding Prime Minister Robert Fico’s assassination attempt calms down.
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The president-elect emphasized that "Slovakia must choose the path of peace and coolheadedness." Caputova also noted that it was necessary to settle down the population, which was very upset after the assassination attempt on Fico.