Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s health condition has stabilized, Slovak Environment State Secretary Filip Kuffa said on Thursday.
"According to the latest data, Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable condition," Kuffa wrote on social media.
In the light of the assassination attempt, the Slovak Security Council and the country's government will hold emergency meetings on Thursday, Slovak media reported, citing authorities.
The Security Council meeting will take place at 11:00 a.m. local time (10:00 GMT) in Bratislava, Slovak news agency TASR reported.
Fico was shot Wednesday during the government's field-meeting in the city of Handlova located 190 kilometers (118 miles) northeast of Bratislava. The prime minister was rushed to a hospital, reportedly with wounds to his abdomen and chest. Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said Fico's condition was critical. Slovakia's TA3 broadcaster reported that Fico had been placed in an induced coma after undergoing surgery.