House vice-chair Tibor Gašpar (Smer-SD) warned on Tuesday that another politically motivated assassination attempt could occur in Slovakia because of the tense political situation.
Gašpar called on all political parties and political representatives in Slovakia to contribute to reconciliation and to de-escalating tensions. In his view, the media should do the same.
Gaspar noted that Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), marking the second anniversary of the assassination attempt against him on Friday (15 May), called for calm and for a "ceasefire" in the political sense and in political competition.
The parliamentary vice-chair also referred to statements made by some opposition politicians about him, saying that he felt offended by them. He described them as an obsession and a style of politics that "should be strongly condemned not only rhetorically, but perhaps also by the law-enforcement authorities". He announced that he will file lawsuits over statements directed at him.
Gaspar urged opposition politicians to stop using such rhetoric. "Because, of course, this also radicalises our supporters and voters, and it could easily happen that a tragedy will occur on the other side of the political spectrum, involving an opposition representative," he added.
Michal Šipoš, head of the opposition 'Slovakia'-Za ludi parliamentary caucus, reacted to statements made by Smer-SD representatives by saying that it is currently not Prime Minister Robert Fico who faces the threat of an assassination attempt, but rather 'Slovakia' leader Igor Matovič, because of statements made by MEP Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD).
In this context, Šipoš noted that, unlike the Prime Minister, Matovič does not have bodyguards, snipers or a limousine.
Along with MP and former interior minister Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia'-Za-ludi), Šipoš also criticised the fact that Blaha has state-funded security protection and a limousine. They called on Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas-SD) to explain why Blaha, as an MEP, has been assigned security protection.
Friday marked two years since the assassination attempt on the prime minister following an away-from-home government session in the village of Handlova. Fico was seriously wounded in the shooting by attacker Juraj Cintula.
At the end of April 2026, the Supreme Court upheld a 21-year prison sentence for the perpetrator and confirmed that he had acted with the aim of damaging the country's constitutional order.
Source: TASR
