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.
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