![Petr David Josek FILE - Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova, right, and newly appointed Prime Minister Robert Fico pose for a photo during a swear in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3721fc957d794e03b91e4704bb190e3b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova, right, and newly appointed Prime Minister Robert Fico pose for a photo during a swear in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e9eb7b25b9be46058c256f977cbe999e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool, File)
![Jan Kroslák Socorristas se llevan al primer ministro de Eslovaquia, Robert Fico, quien fue herido a tiros, al hospital en el pueblo de Banska Bystrica, en el centro de Eslovaquia, el 15 de mayo de 2024. (Jan Kroslak/TASR via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0f58c045b10441a6b5aed712a81b3dbe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Socorristas se llevan al primer ministro de Eslovaquia, Robert Fico, quien fue herido a tiros, al hospital en el pueblo de Banska Bystrica, en el centro de Eslovaquia, el 15 de mayo de 2024. (Jan Kroslak/TASR via AP)
![Geert Vanden Wijngaert Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, talks to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d79496ecd32a4fb6a0b07926e5bc0014/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right, talks to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia’s history. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)