Although the mainstream media outlets are filled with reports on the united appearance of the so-called Constitutional Arch Coalition (which are actually the left-wing parties of the current opposition) and the party of the new face of Slovenian politics, Golob, it is clear to everyone at first glance that the relations between the aforementioned political players are far from idyllic. Moreover, if they took over the leading of our country and formed a government, it is likely that they would once again give up on the whole thing in about a year’s time – regardless of how strong Kučan’s candidate for the position of Prime Minister, Dr Robert Golob, really is.
On Wednesday, the President of the SAB party and former Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek self-praised on the show Pop in on POP TV about how she is trying to participate in rescuing the country during the most difficult times. “We have already shown once that we do not get scared in the most difficult times, but instead know what needs to be done and also do it. And that is exactly what will get Slovenia back on track. We have already done that once, and we are ready to do it again,” she said, among other things, and then also published this quote on her Twitter, where she attached a video clip from the aforementioned tv show. However, Bratušek could not hide her nervousness when meeting Golob on Tuesday, which was also evident from her body language. The introductory photo, which shows Bratušek and Marjan Šarec, is very telling.
Not long after Bratušek posted her tweet, the former European Commissioner, who was a Minister in Cerar’s government before assuming her position in the Commission, Violeta Bulc, responded to the former’s tweet, writing: “Dear Alenka, what you said is not entirely true. Unfortunately, in the previous term, you gave up before the end of the mandate and then tried to flee to Brussels. What now?”
Instead of Bratušek, a troll responded
What Bulc hinted at in her tweet was the fact that in 2014, immediately after the elections, Brauštek, who was still the Prime Minister at the time (however, it was already clear that Miro Cerar would succeed her in the position), proposed herself for the position of European Commissioner, but then failed miserably in her endeavour. Instead of Bratušek, it was Violeta Bulc who later became the commissioner after also being a minister in Cerar’s government for a short while.
Of course, there was no “official” answer from Bratušek, but “Kristina Vidmar,” who is obviously another one of the SAB party’s online trolls on Twitter, quickly hit back with a low blow. This is what she wrote: “Gave up before the end? Why don’t you keep cooking and baking because you have not done anything in politics yet; the only thing you did do was sit on Cerar’s shoulders and then get everything. And after, when the SMC party needed you, you turned your back on them. People who do that… Well, I prefer not to write it. Have a nice evening.” Well, what Vidmar wrote is probably the true position of Bratušek or her secretary, Jernej Pavlič, on Violeta Bulc.
However, Pavlič then also officially responded to Bulc by writing the following on Twitter: “Apparently you have forgotten that Janković took over the leadership of the Positive Slovenia party at the then-congress. As far as Brussels is concerned, you probably have not forgotten about the vicious game you played with Kacin, who lobbied for Guy to not support Alenka Bratušek and was therefore rewarded with the position of Vice-President at NATO in Cerar’s government, right? What now?”
And this is just one more piece of proof that shows just how much dislike the people who are trying to present themselves as some kind of alternative to the current government really feel towards each other. The only thing that still unites them is their so-called “anti-Janšaism.” How united they really are was clearly shown in the statements they made at the time when Šarec abruptly resigned from his post of Prime Minister. Here is what they said at the time:
Luka Mesec: “Namely, this coalition no longer made any sense, as it was only dealing with mutual elbowing and personnel bargaining.”
Alenka Bratušek: “This is the first thing I wanted to point out – the fact that in the SAB party, we are disappointed that, despite being a part of the coalition… we learned about the Prime Minister’s resignation from the media.”
Luka Mesec: “Last but not least, these policies were further strengthened in the coalition agreement of the coalition that was led by Marjan Šarec up until today, but during the implementation, it turned out that the old policies still prevailed. Certain things were written but never carried out. This coalition collapsed in on itself. However, it is a fact that there is probably more behind the resignation of the Prime Minister than just the Minister of Finance’s resignation. The Prime Minister’s resignation is probably due to the bitter realisation that, with this coalition, it was not possible to implement the policies he signed as the Prime Minister in the coalition agreement.”
Marjan Šarec: “In a coalition like this one, where instead of a thank you for all the efforts, for the fact that you supported the minister and you worked hard for her, you get a proposal for resignation in case she is not confirmed, as if you proposed her yourself, it is difficult to work.”
Dejan Židan: “Today,” was Židan’s answer to the question of when the coalition partners learned about Šarec’s resignation. “As per usual, the coalition partners were not informed about anything.”
It is, of course, clear to everyone why such a coalition cannot save the country.
Janja Strah
