Slovenia, majority at risk in the EU elections

(ANSA) - LJUBLJANA, MAY 27 - Slovenia is preparing for European elections in a relatively stable political atmosphere, but the June 9 vote could surprise the governing coalition.
    Also scheduled for the same date is a vote on three referendum questions: end-of-life care, use of cannabis for medical purposes, and the introduction of preference voting for female parliamentarians—an election day sought by the majority to encourage voter turnout.
    According to polls, the three questions will be approved easily. At the same time, the election result could result in the majority supporting the executive—made up of the Freedom Movement (Gs), the main parliamentary party that expresses Premier Robert Golob, Social Democrats (SD), and Left (Levica)—ending up with fewer MEPs than the conservative opposition. And even if there is little room for maneuvering on foreign policy, this scenario could cause some balance shifts.
    Janez Janša, the former premier who leads the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), now in opposition, was the first European head of government, along with colleagues from Poland and Slovakia, to go to Kyiv in March 2022. (ANSA).