The most important thing that happened in the referendum on unfair pension supplements for the privileged elite was the first defeat of the mainstream media. Just like with the water referendum, the media was organised on the left-wing political pole. But they failed anyway. This is a strong indicator that people no longer trust the …
After 99.97 ballots have been counted, it is clear that more than 90 percent of the voters voted against the Artists’ Pensions Supplement Act in the referendum. The quorum has thus already been exceeded, and the law on Asta Vrečko’s privileged pensions has been rejected. President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – …
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The story of the rejection of the law on pension bonuses for deserving artists in the referendum is far from over. On the contrary, it has triggered a wave of pressure to hold the Minister of Culture, Asta Vrečko, politically accountable for proposing unwise legislation and mismanaging the state budget. After the referendum defeat, where …
Political analyst Dr Matevž Tomšič sees the outcome of the referendum, in which voters overwhelmingly rejected the law on the supplement to artists’ pensions, as a blow to the ruling coalition. As the Left (Levica) and Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) parties had called for a boycott of the referendum beforehand, he pointed out that this …
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“This is certainly a call against democracy,” said Supreme Court Judge Jan Zobec, who pointed out that the Golob government’s call for a boycott of the upcoming referendum was “contrary to the spirit of constitutionality and democracy,” and that such actions should prompt the people to do the opposite and to stop electing parties with …
The government gives pensioners 5 euros of annual allowance. This applies to the lowest pensions. At the same time, the same government will now be rewarding the cultural elite, who already receive cash bonuses of 30,000 and 10,000 euros, respectively. And additionally, the government is raising existing taxes or introducing new ones. That is why …
“Judge Urška, who currently presides over the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, says that she herself has no explanation for her vote, but she has said that she will vote against the proposal. She has violated the Rules of Procedure again, because there is no explanation of vote in the vote in question,” …
Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) has recently proposed that a consultative referendum be held on the draft law on the pension supplement for artists with outstanding achievements. As the SDS MP Karmen Furman said at a press conference, the bill divides citizens into first- and second-class citizens. “We in the Slovenian Democratic …
Even if the nuclear option wins the upcoming referendum, this does not mean that the issue of building the second reactor in the Krško Nuclear Power Plant will be solved. No, the referendum will only decide, as Prime Minister Robert Golob claims, whether to go ahead with the extremely expensive studies on the feasibility of …
The Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) parliamentary group has tabled two motions for consultative referendums in recent days, one on the confidence in the work of the Golob government and the other on the construction of new asylum homes, said MP Jelka Godec, leader of the SDS party parliamentary group. “Are you …
The Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) parliamentary group has submitted a proposal to call a consultative referendum on the construction of the second reactor unit of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (JEK 2) and smaller modular reactors. As they stated, the construction of a second reactor is not a project of one …
“At these referendums, there are no winners, because people have gained nothing from the results. But many will lose their rights because of the bad government laws. The weakest members of our society will lose the most – the elderly, the disabled, and others who need help from other people, because their long-term care rights …
