"An assassination attempt on one of the highest constitutional officials is an unprecedented threat to Slovak democracy. If we express different political opinions with guns in the squares, and not in polling stations, we endanger everything we have built together in 31 years of Slovak sovereignty."
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Eduard Heger (2024) cited in "Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sends shockwaves across Europe" on AP News, 16 May 2024.
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