“This is not a joke, the matter is serious – just like our fight for water,” said rapper Zlatan Čordić, this time as the face of the Institute of the 8th of March (Inštitut 8. marec), which is promoting the Sunday referendums – in the same misleading manner that they used before the “water” referendum.
A few days ago, the news broke that the Dutch Embassy had awarded the Tulip 2022 prize to highly controversial organisations from Slovenia, namely the Institute of the 8th of March (Inštitut 8. marec), the People’s Protest Assembly (Protestna ljudska skupščina) and the non-governmental organisation Today Is a New Day (Danes je nov dan). On
Less than twenty years ago, a kind of urban myth circulated in Slovenian public space that Slovenia only had capable personnel to govern for one and a half governments. Which was also a message to the voters between the lines: do not take the risk of changing the currently ruling option in the elections. At
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According to the information of our reliable source, on Thursday, the Health and Social Security Commission of the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations decided not to support Golob’s amendment on long-term care. However, it seems that the influence of the old forces, which are in agreement with Golob’s government, is so strong that the President
“The new government, headed by Golob and the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) is, in many respects, far worse than the previous, Janša one, in terms of its treatment of the environment and nature (and more), whether you are willing to admit it or not. It has decided to take an even more cruel step against
You will probably agree that trust is sometimes naïve, but nevertheless a beautiful virtue. This is not a scam. It is therefore paradoxical that trust is a prerequisite for deception. I am not just talking about Ponzi schemes or selling miracle cures, I am also talking about elections. The tactic of the left is to
Nika Kovač is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable faces of the left, as the mainstream media promotes her as a kind of rock star. They are trying to create the impression that she is a completely independent non-governmental organisation worker whose goal is the welfare of a wider part of society. In doing so,
In his statement to the press after the results of local elections had been declared, the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, said that the SDS party was the winner of the local elections for the fifth time in a row, as 53 mayoral candidates who were supported
Prime Minister Robert Golob confidently predicted a sweeping victory at the local elections, but in the end, his plan colossally failed. So far, only one of his candidates has won the election. “In the last local elections, 632 city councillors were elected on the lists of the Slovenian Democratic Party, all over Slovenia, but at
During the previous government’s term, we constantly heard about how terror was supposedly being unleashed on the people. Today, however, things are allegedly completely different than they were before, as the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) coalition is in power now. Everyone is dancing freely, and nobody feels constrained. Or so they say. But it is
According to current inflation forecasts, the minimum wage in 2023 should amount to at least 803.80 euros net (this year 778.40 euros net). Cash social assistance and welfare allowance would also increase. But the populist measures of the socialist government will have harmful effects on the economy, as many companies will collapse in the coming
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“We believe that the Commission of Inquiry is not only designed to intimidate media critical of the authorities, but also to destroy them. We ask you: is this media freedom?” wrote Jože Biščak and Vinko Vasle in a new letter to Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Values. Former director of Nova