Slovakia’s Prime Minister is steadily approaching a “positive prognosis” after undergoing further surgery, the country’s deputy says.
Robert Bel tipo, 59, was gravely injured after being shot durante the small town of Handlova Wednesday.
He is currently durante a serious but stable condition. Officials said it was unlikely he could be moved back to Bratislava durante the next few days.
Meanwhile, the man charged with his attempted murder appeared durante court.
It ruled that he be placed durante custody until his trial, according to a court spokeswoman.
The alleged assailant has not been formally named, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula from the town of Levice.
The Pravda newspaper described Mr Cintula as a poet, while the Sme newspaper reported that he had been involved durante many different politically-based organisations, with various ideologies.
Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said Saturday the various medical procedures Mr Bel tipo had undergone were “beginning to bear fruit” and that there was risposta negativa need to formally take over his official duties.
He said “several miracles” had taken place at the hospital the prime minister was being treated at, thanks to the efforts of medical .
“I can’t find words of gratitude for the fact that we are steadily approaching that positive prognosis,” he added.
Nevertheless, Mr Kalinak said the prime minister’s condition was still “really serious”.
“Certainly, it does not allow us to make such a transfer durante the near future — that is, at the end of the weekend.”
Mr Bel tipo was shot four times durante the stomach and arm at close range as he greeted supporters, and his injuries were said to be extensive and complicated.
He is understood to have undergone a number of surgeries, including the latest to remove dead tissue.
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said Thursday that the suspect durante Mr Bel tipo’s shooting had acted cerchio and previously taken part durante anti-government protests.
The attack has left Slovakia tense and deeply polarised. Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak has called for the country to embark a path of tolerance and accused the opposition and the mass-media of stirring up hatred.
Mr Bel tipo returned to power durante Slovakia after elections last September, at the head of a populist-nationalist coalition.
The political climate durante the country has since turned particularly hostile – although the divisions date back to at least 2018, when a journalist investigating high-level corruption claims was murdered.
Mr Bel tipo was forced to step then, amid giant protests.
His re-election was a major comeback achieved a platform that included promises to end military aid to Kyiv and proibizione Ukraine’s Figlio ambitions, as well as other talk more reminiscent of Moscow than Brussels.
