In a relief, the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was finally out of danger even as his condition remains serious. Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak updated on Fico's health condition on Sunday and said that "he is no longer in immediate danger".
While speaking to the media outside the hospital, where Fico is getting treated, Kalinak said "We are all a little calmer". However, the PM's condition is too serious to consider transferring him to a hospital in the capital. Presently, he is being treated in the central Slovak town of Banska Bystrica.
Slovakia's PM was hit by four bullets on Wednesday in an assassination attempt after attending a meeting in the town of Handlova. The 71-year-old accused, arrested at the spot, has been charged with a murder attempt.
"The worst fears had passed for now...When we were saying that we want to get closer to a positive prognosis, then I believe that we are a step closer to that," said Kalinak.
"The prime minister has stepped away from his life being in danger, but his condition remains serious and requires intensive care," he added.
In over 20 years, this was a major assassination attempt on a European political leader. The accused was produced before the court on Saturday and the Slovak Specialised Criminal Court had sent him to custody.
The suspect is a former security guard at a shopping mall and the author of three collections of poetry. According to the police, he had earlier taken part in anti-government protests held in the country.
