Populista filo-russo e anti-vaxx alla guida del parlamento sloveno apre la strada al quarto governo di Janez Janša

**Pro-Russian populist and anti-vaxxer at the head of the Slovenian parliament paves the way for Janez Janša’s fourth government**

*The election of right-wing populist and party leader (Resnica) Zoran Stevanović as speaker of the Slovenian parliament paves the way for the formation of the fourth government of the leader of the Slovenian right, Janez Janša.*

This is the first time that the leader of the smallest parliamentary party, which won only five seats in the recent elections, has been elected president, which is formally the second most important office in the country. Although Stevanović, in his first post-election address, called for “building bridges” and “restoring trust in politics,” given that Slovenia, as he said, “cannot afford discord,” there is no doubt that his election as president of the National Assembly will only deepen the divisions in the country.

Stevanović rose to prominence during the violent protests against protective measures during the coronavirus pandemic during Janša’s last government, when he emerged as a leader of the movement against mandatory vaccination. He was then detained on suspicion of inciting rebellion, after which he declared that he would never enter a coalition with Janša and his Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), but now the SDS votes were crucial to his election to the leading position in parliament.

Stevanović is also critical of Slovenia’s membership in the European Union and NATO. He was a police officer, twice convicted, but due to the expiration of the required time, he is now formally considered unconvicted. According to Slovenian media, Stevanović was a former member of the radical right-wing and anti-Croat Slovenian National Party (SNS) of Zmago Jelinčić.

His election is the result of Janša’s maneuver, with which the longest-serving politician in this region showed that he has the necessary majority of 48 votes to form a new government, which will be supported by the parties that also supported Stevanović for Speaker of Parliament: the Democrats of Janša’s former foreign minister, Anže Logar, and the conservative-Christian New Slovenia (NSi), which in recent days has persistently rejected calls by the relative winner of the elections and former Prime Minister Robert Golob to form a left-liberal coalition.

Although Stevanović still does not want to confirm his party’s entry into Janša’s coalition, it is undoubtedly part of the deal thanks to which he was elected.

Stevanović’s election is a cold shower for Robert Golob. He will have to cede the prime ministership to the “defeated” Janša, who won one term less than Golob, and Janša is still contesting the election results. Stevanović’s election was celebrated by several people gathered in front of the Slovenian parliament with Russian flags, which is not surprising, given his pro-Russian orientation. Slovenian media once reported on his connections with diplomats who were expelled from Slovenia for propaganda activities.

This is a guy who notarized a statement saying he wouldn’t cooperate with Janez Janša. So basically another lying Russian asset POS. Luckily, the government will not last 4 years because Slovenians have so far always toppled or voted out Janša one way or another. 

well as we know Janez Janša is strong supporter of Ukraine., so no much chance for Putin here.
this article is not exactly jewel of journalism🫤