(Updates after Fico shot)
By Jan Lopatka
PRAGUE, May 15 (Reuters) –
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was said to be in a life-threatening condition after
being shot
on Wednesday, took power for the fourth time last October and has turned the country’s foreign policy towards more pro-Russian views.
He has also initiated reforms of criminal law and the media, which have raised concerns over weakening the rule of law.
During a three-decade career, Fico, 59, has skilfully weaved between pro-European mainstream and nationalistic anti-Brussels and anti-American positions, while showing a willingness to change course depending on public opinion or changed political realities.
He embraced more extreme positions over the past four years that…
