Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico at a European Council summit at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2024.

Video shows a crowd of people mob a gunman after he shot Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Handlova on May 15, 2024. 7 Fico was rushed into a car by his security guards after getting shot.

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times Wednesday in an attempted assassination and is in a “life-threatening state,” according to his Facebook page.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in an apparent assassination attempt Wednesday as he made an appearance outside a community center, local media reported.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, 59, was attacked as he greeted supporters following a government meeting Wednesday in the former coal mining town of Handlova.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, on Jan. 16. Denes Erdos/AP hide caption ...

Robert Fico, 59, has played a pivotal role in Slovakian politics in the years since it gained independence in 1993 and has served as prime minister longer than any other leader.

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile.

Police arrest a man after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and injured following the cabinet’s away-from-home session in the town of Handlova, Slovakia, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Rescue workers take Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica in central Slovakia on Wednesday, May 15.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.