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Prime Minister Robert Fico claims the controversial Hungarian influenced President Andrej Kiska before he made a speech calling for significant changes to the Slovakian government following the recent murders of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee.

Mr Kiska said there was no way back for the government after the pair were shot dead in their home near Bratislava on February 25.

He said: “There's a huge public distrust of the state.

"And many don't trust law enforcement authorities.

“This distrust is justified. We crossed the line, things went too far and there's no way back."