Will Fico’s Attempted Assassination Influence Next Month’s Elections?

The Eurocrats are using the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Fico to shift focus from vague Russian meddling claims to influencing voter perceptions, aiming to counter conservative gains in the upcoming European parliamentary elections.

Instead of speaking vaguely about alleged Russian meddling, the Eurocrats are now honing their information warfare narrative to muddle the conversation about Fico’s attempted assassination and its political aftermath.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned last week that Russia will ramp up its meddling ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, which preceded European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova assessing that they’d be a test of the bloc’s disinformation resilience. This speculation is nothing new, but what’s different this time around is that the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will be on every voter’s mind, thus likely influencing ...

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