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Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:15:41 +0000
Doctors expect new govt to tackle issues in healthcare
Ljubljana – Medical organisations expect the new government formed after Sunday’s election to deal with issues in public healthcare system as a priority with one of their demands being proper pay for doctors. With the Freedom Movement, th...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:14:37 +0000
Energy exec Robert Golob next new face tipped for PM (bio)
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s potential new prime minister, Robert Golob has made a successful career for himself as an energy executive before returning to politics as a new name just in time for the general election in a manner the country has...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:13:22 +0000
SocDems satisfied over attainment of common goal
Ljubljana – Commenting on the general election results, Social Democrats (SD) leader Tanja Fajon said on Sunday her party, which came in fourth, was satisfied over “the attainment of the common goal”, meaning that the new government...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:12:49 +0000
Group led by man with Covid enters Electoral Commission HQ
Ljubljana – A group led by ex-soldier Ladislav Troha and dubbed the Conscious Residents of Slovenia came to the seat of the National Electoral Commission (DVK) today. After they failed to respond to calls to leave the premises and stop obstruct...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:11:59 +0000
PM, speaker say voters are always right, party heads upbeat
Ljubljana – Parliamentary Speaker Igor Zorčič told the STA as he cast a ballot in Velike Malence near Brežice today that citizens always made the right decision in election. Prime Minister and Democrats (SDS) head Janez Janša, who voted in ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:11:21 +0000
Slovenian journalist arrested in Iraq, report says
Ljubljana – Matej Kavčič, a reporter for the small independent radio station Radio Student, was arrested in Iraq on Sunday, most likely in Baghdad, the newspaper Večer reports on its website. According to the available information, he was ar...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:10:41 +0000
NSi hails improvement in election, will be constructive
Ljubljana – The coalition New Slovenia (NSi) is looking at an improved result in Sunday’s general election compared to the 2018 vote, which party president Matej Tonin likened to “winning a medal”. He noted that the NSi would ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:09:31 +0000
Pahor says 46 votes not necessary to be given mandate to form govt
Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor urged cooperation after the general election in an interview with RTV Slovenija aired just before polls closed on Sunday. He said he preferred the next PM candidate produce an outright majority, but he will not...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:08:18 +0000
SDS speak of unfair campaign, wait for official results
Ljubljana – With exit polls for Sunday’s general election showing the ruling Democrats (SDS) receiving 22.5% of the vote to trail the newly-formed Freedom Movement, the first reactions from the SDS mainly refer to what it perceives as an ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:07:52 +0000
Coronavirus infections continue to drop
Ljubljana – A total of 489 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Slovenia on Saturday in what is a continuation of a week-on-week drop in cases. According to the Health Ministry, 221 patients with Covid as their primary or secondary condition ...



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