(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, MAY 16 - Authorities charged an
alleged gunman Thursday with the attempted murder of Slovak
Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying the shooting was sparked by
the election win last month of a Fico ally. The premier's
condition has stabilised but was still "very serious" a day
after the violence that prompted deep worries of an escalation
in the politically polarised nation. "This is a lone wolf whose
actions were accelerated after the presidential elections since
he was dissatisfied with its outcome," interior minister Matus
Sutaj Estok said. Slovak president-elect Peter Pellegrini, the
Fico ally who won April's vote, earlier Thursday called for
calm, urging political parties to halt campaigning for June's EU
parliament election. (ANSA-AFP).
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