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The Slovakian government plans to increase personal protection for politicians as well as stricter rules for protests in the wake of the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico last month. The plans affect not only members of the government, but also the leaders of the opposition parties, according to amendments to the law passed by the three-party Cabinet in Bratislava on Wednesday. They still have to be approved by parliament, where the coalition parties have a sufficient majority. Left-wing populist Fico was seriously injured after he was shot several times by an opponent of the…

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