Slovak PM Robert Fico out of danger but condition still serious, says deputy

Slovak PM Robert Fico out of danger but condition still serious, says deputy. Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is out of immediate danger but remains in intensive care four days after he was shot by a gunman, the country’s deputy prime minister has said. 'He has emerged from the immediate threat to his life, but his condition remains serious and he requires intensive care,' Robert Kaliňák, Fico’s closest political ally, told reporters.

'We can consider his condition stable with a positive prognosis,' Kaliňák said outside the hospital in the central city of Banská Bystrica, where Fico is being treated.

He added: 'We all feel a bit more relaxed now.' Kaliňák said Fico would stay in the Banská Bystrica hospital for the time being, adding that his condition was still too serious to allow him to be transferred to a hospital in the capital, Bratislava