Saturday’s attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s life sent shockwaves across the world. In its aftermath, commentators have pointed to the growing polarisation in the United States and the former president’s divisive rhetoric.
Playing on people’s fears and encouraging hatred may be effective populist tools, but they also tend to backfire. Slovaks know this all too well, having experienced the shock of their own Prime Minister Robert Fico’s assassination attempt, amid his polarising third term in office.
Just two months ago, a 71-year-old self-described poet and security guard fired several shots at the prime minister at close range in the town of Handlová as he was walking out of a meeting. The assailant was reportedly motivated by his disagreement with the Fico government’s media and foreign policies.
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