Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico released a message as he recovers from being shot multiple times last month.
Voters in Slovakia, Italy and other European Union nations are casting their ballots on the third day of elections for the European Parliament, with populist and far-right parties looking to make gains across the 27-member bloc.
Mr Fico, who took office last autumn after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American platform, has been recovering from multiple wounds after being shot in the abdomen as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlova. Although Mr Fico did not talk directly about the vote, he attacked the European Union, suggesting he was a victim because of his views that differ sharply from the European mainstream.
“It only confirms that the ruling coalition has been using the assassination expediently and apparently effectively,” Ms Szomolanyi said.Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary Migration is a top campaign issue for leaders such as Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni is expected to be the big winner, reflecting her far-right Brothers of Italy’s growth, mostly at the expense of her coalition partners, the populist, anti-migrant League and the centre-right Forza Italia. Voters in Latvia, Malta, and the Czech Republic were also casting ballots on Saturday. Final results will not be released until Sunday night, once every country has voted.
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