Growing alarm over escalating violence on campaign trails in weeks leading to European parliament elections
EU leaders have condemned the “cowardly” assassination attempt on the Slovakian present, Robert Fico, warning that violence has “no place” in European politics., a country which has itself experienced a wave of violent attacks on politicians in the past month, said: “I am deeply shocked by the news of the cowardly attack on Slovakian prime minister Fico. Violence must not exist in European politics.
The shooting will heighten tensions going into the elections in June, with attacks on German, Spanish and Irish politicians already casting a shadow over public life. European Commission sources said the attack risked fuelling further violence across the political landscape.
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