I am deeply shocked by the news of the cowardly attack on Slovakian Prime Minister Fico. Violence must not exist in European politics.
Such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most precious common good.
The shooting will heighten tensions going into the elections in June, with attacks on German, Spanish and Irish politicians already casting a shadow over public life.
This climate of heightened division is laying the groundwork for an environment where acts of violence are more likely to occur, and also wrongly justified by those who seek to disrupt and dominate rather than engage and debate.
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