Criticized liberalism and praised Orbán: Fico appeared in public for the first time after being wounded

Criticized liberalism and praised Orbán: Fico made his first public appearance after being wounded Diana Kwasniewska

Fico spoke in front of people for the first time after the assassination attempt/GettyImages

The Slovak Prime Minister was shot on May 15, 2024. He first appeared in public only on July 5th.

Robert Fico arrived at Devin Castle in Bratislava on Friday, July 5th. He spoke to people during the national holiday in Slovakia – the 1161st anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius

What is known about Fico's exit to people

The Slovak Prime Minister in his speech on July 5 from the stage:

• criticized “liberal and progressive ideologies”,
• praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his recent trips to Kyiv and Moscow.

It is worth noting that Robert Fico stopped providing military assistance to Ukraine immediately after taking office in the fall of 2023.

Subsequently, President Peter Pellegrini came to power in Slovakia, who also opposes the West, calls sanctions against Russia ineffective, opposes aid to Ukraine and calls for “peace negotiations.”

By the way, in Robert Fico was shot on the street by a 71-year-old man who was an ex-security guard at a shopping center, the author of three poetry collections and a member of the Slovak Writers' Society.

In one of the videos on the network the detainee said that he did not agree with the government's policies. After the attack on Fico, the son of the alleged attacker said that his father had a weapons permit.