On Friday, the Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly held an urgent meeting on the appointment of judges. As the leader of the opposition pointed out, the government is in a hurry to cement the 100-percent monopoly of the transitional left in the judiciary, and it is being aided and abetted by the New Slovenia …
On Sunday, a public opinion poll conducted by Mediana for the media outlet POP TV showed that the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), led by Janez Janša, and the Freedom Movement party (Gibanje svoboda), led by Robert Golob, are significantly more evenly matched, but the share of votes for the New Slovenia …
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MPs of the New Slovenia party (Nova Slovenija – NSi), together with MPs from the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) and the Social Democrats (Socialni demokrati – SD), have tabled a proposal to amend the Constitution in the area of procedures for appointing the government. The proposers claim that the amendments to the Constitution strengthen the …
With 11 votes in favour and five against, members of the Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia gave the green light to initiate the process of adopting constitutional amendments, with which the coalition proposes to transfer the power to appoint judges on the proposal of the Judicial Council from the …
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Following July’s adoption of the Act for the Reduction of Inequalities and Harmful Political Interference and for Ensuring Respect for the Rule of Law, which interferes with the content of 11 previously-adopted laws, the parliamentary groups of the opposition parties Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) and New Slovenia party (Nova Slovenija – …
The opposition New Slovenia will use all legal means available to oppose the Constitutional Court’s recent decision to allow gay couples to get married and adopt children and its ramifications, including any changes to the family code that will be based in this ruling, the party’s deputy group leader Janez Cigler Kralj said. There is …
The opposition New Slovenia (NSi) expressed its opposition to the government’s decision to remove the razor wire from the border with Croatia, where it was erected after the 2015 migration crisis. The party believes the decision has been taken without a security assessment and cannot be justified from the aspect of migrations and security. The …
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New Slovenia (NSi) called on the government to draft an emergency law to fight the looming increases in energy and food prices, fight inflation and help businesses. The opposition party is also critical of the government for purportedly being unaware of the scale of the crisis that is threatening in the autumn. The NSi urged …
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The opposition New Slovenia (NSi) warned the new government against changing the income tax act introduced in March under the previous government, saying that the reform is already bringing results. MP Jožef Horvat noted that the revenue from value added tax in the first six months was up by 23% compared to the same period …
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Manfred Weber, chair of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, endorsed the Democrats (SDS) and New Slovenia (NSi) as he came to Slovenia, just days before the official end of the campaign for Sunday’s general election. Appearing at the SDS convention, Weber said the SDS had friends and partners all over Europe …
Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek announced he would run in the general election on the slate of the coalition New Slovenia (NSi), saying that the party provided political stability. NSi president Matej Tonin said the NSi was open to experts and people who want to implement its platform. Podgoršek had already cooperated with the NSi in …
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As many as 56.8 percent of the respondents said that they will certainly attend the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the latest public opinion poll conducted by the Parsifal Agency, which measures the support for political parties for several media outlets, including Nova24TV. If the elections to the National Assembly were held this Sunday, the …
