10th Government of Slovenia

Ljubljana – The weekly Reporter says in its latest editorial that an early election is the last thing the right wing wants, as it is looking forward to the distribution of EU funds. It is unlikely, though, Janez Janša will remain prime minister after the next election, the magazine notes.

The council of the Slovenian Pensioners' Party, DeSUS, voted on Thursday to leave the right-wing coalition led by Janez Jansa of the Slovenian Democratic Party, SDS, and back new party leader Karl Erjavec as a candidate for the post of prime minister-designate.

Ljubljana – A deputy of the coalition Pensioners’ Party (DeSUS) has said four of the five DeSUS MPs were willing to quit the deputy group and become independent “if things do not calm down”. They plan to support the current government until the end of its term.

With the country in crisis over COVID-19, some fear new PM Janez Jansa will seize the opportunity to 'Orbanise' Slovenia.

This follows from a 13-page draft coalition agreement obtained by the STA. The draft was initialled on Monday by Janša's Democrats (SDS), New Slovenia (NSi), Modern Centre Party (SMC) and Pensioners Party (DeSUS), but unofficial information indicates the parties have already signed the agreement.