Fico's return to duties months away, Slovak official says

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt on May 15 , will not be able to resume his official duties for several months , according to Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár.

"[Fico's] health condition is improving, but it will definitely take a few more months for him to fully return to performing his duties as Prime Minister," Blanár stated.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, where he had been recovering from an assassination attempt, and taken to his apartment in Bratislava, Report informs via Reuters.

The hospital said earlier on Thursday Fico underwent further follow-up examinations, which confirmed the positive development of his health condition, and that he had started rehabilitation.

An attacker hit Fico with four bullets at short range when the prime minister greeted supporters at a government meeting in the central Slovak town of Handlova on May 15.

Fico, 59, was hit in the abdomen and was taken to a hospital in Banska Bystrica in serious condition. He immediately underwent a more than five hour operation and another one two days later.

The attacker, identified as 71-year old Juraj C. was detained on the spot and charged with attempted premeditated murder.