Domestic Policies

Kalinak: Premier Fico Undergoes Another Operation, Now Conscious

Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) underwent more surgery on Friday, Vice-premier Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Banska Bystrica hospital director Miriam Lapunikova reported on the same day, adding that his condition is stable, but still serious.

Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (photo by TASR)

Banska Bystrica, May 17 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) underwent more surgery on Friday, Vice-premier Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Banska Bystrica hospital director Miriam Lapunikova reported on the same day, adding that his condition is stable, but still serious.
"Necrotic tissue left by a gunshot wound has been removed. The patient is now conscious, stabilised, but he's still being treated in the ARO (Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation) ward. His condition is really serious," said the hospital director. It was decided that the premier would have to undergo another operation following a CT scan, said Lapunkova, adding that this is standard procedure.
Kalinak added that the country hasn't come to a standstill in any way and that all procedures are continuing.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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