Politics · GAP KEEPS GROWING
RTV Fee Abolition Now Trails by 1,354 Votes, Up From 546 on Monday
The State Election Commission has updated the results. Abolition now has 270 fewer votes than on Monday, while the vote against has gained 538.
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Independent Slovenian reporting, translated into English. Sources under every story; the Slovenian original is authoritative.
Politics · PAY IF YOU WANT
Janša announces voluntary RTV fee, but SDS has no idea how to collect it
The prime minister says the fee will be paid by whoever wants to pay it. An MP from his party admits they have no plan, and the Left compares it to oncology paid for only by patients.
Politics · LOGAR LOSES MP
Tea Košir leaves Logar's party, and his parliamentary group leader must leave the National Assembly
After resigning from the Ministry of Health, Košir returns to parliament as an independent MP. The Democrats lose a seat, the coalition loses a vote. She gave no reason for leaving.
Politics · RECORD HOUR
Projection says 52%, yet only 603,000 had voted by 4 pm
The State Election Commission compared seven past votes. At 4 pm, turnout never topped 29.76 percent. This year it was already 35.53 percent.
Politics · TURNOUT PROJECTION
Referendum turnout projection points to up to a million voters
By 4 pm, 603,057 voters had cast ballots, 35.53 percent of all eligible voters. If the day runs like previous referendums, about 885,000 will have voted by evening.
Politics · FOUR QUESTIONS, ONE DECISION
Four referendum questions, but you can reject a law on only one
To reject the amendment to the parliamentary inquiry law, at least 339,706 voters must vote against it. The other three questions are only advisory.
Politics · EARLY VOTING
Four referendums, one ballot box visit: vote early on one question and you can't return Sunday for the rest
From today until Thursday, Slovenia is voting early in four referendums, with the official voting day on Sunday. The director of the State Election Commission warns: every voter goes to the polling station only once, no matter how many ballots they cast.
Politics · THE VANISHING NUMBER
Ten percent vanished from the budget. The referendum is going ahead anyway.
The government has adopted the budget for 2027 and 2028, and over the weekend a ten percent cut in public sector staff disappeared from it. The measure that officially no longer exists will still be put to a referendum.
Politics · WELFARE, REDEFINED
Hen cages extended six years, cat microchips scrapped: minister calls it animal welfare
The Ministry of Agriculture is extending the life of hen cages by six years, taking the chip away from cats and loosening the chain on dogs, all in the name of animal welfare.
Politics · MERGER AT THE TOP
Šestan will oversee himself from Friday
The government has merged the top job at the civil protection and rescue administration with the command of Civil Protection in one person, after dismissing the previous director.
Politics · UNIONS FORCE REFERENDUM
40,960 Signatures Collected, 10 More Than Needed, to Force a Vote on the 'Development' Law
In three weeks, trade unions gathered almost 41,000 signatures to prove that the law on Slovenia's development brings decay, not growth.
Politics · FIVE CENTS OF POLITICS
Svoboda wants to halve fuel retailers' margins. Litre would be just over five cents cheaper.
The opposition Svoboda party is demanding an extraordinary session of the National Assembly (DZ) to "help" Janez Janša's government cut fuel prices, by halving retailers' margins.
Politics · SIX MISSING VOTES
Six votes short to remove the Speaker. The Democrats have exactly six.
Thirteen hours of debate on two dismissals decided by a party that signed neither, and nobody will ever learn how it voted.
Politics · STRAIGHT LINE TO 2028
Matoz has a year for 206,902 civil servants. For Janša's 50,000 departures, he has none.
For 2028, Matoz calculated 206,902 public employees. For the 50,000 departures announced by his prime minister, he calculated no year at all.