Between life and death, Viktor Orbán said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fičo is after an assassination attempt on him. Today it is expected that a medical board will examine his transfer to the capital Bratislava.

Orban said that even if Fitzo recovers, he will be out of office for months at a critical time ahead of European Parliament elections early next month.

“We are facing an election that will decide not only the members of the European Parliament, but together with the US elections it can determine the course of war and peace in Europe,” Orban said.

Fico and Orban have both criticized Western arms supplies to Ukraine.

Fizzo remains in a serious but stable condition and can talk a little, the country’s president Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday, a day after the assassination attempt sent shockwaves across Europe.

Local media reported that a medical board would be convened on Monday to assess his condition and decide whether he could be transferred. from the central Slovak city of Banska Bystrica to Bratislavaaccording to the news site aktuality.sk.

The assassination attempt against the Slovak prime minister is the first against a European political leader in 21 years and has drawn international condemnation. Political analysts say it shows a growing polarized political climate both in Slovakia and across Europe.