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The mandate of the new president began on December 23.
Slovenians also voted in two rounds of local elections on November 20
and December 4.
On November 27, Slovenians rejected an opposition challenge in a
triple referendum when citizens decided on the fate of the acts on the
structure of the government, on public broadcaster RTV Slovenia and
on long-term healthcare. All three laws were challenged by the SDS.
The previous government under Jansa was heavily criticized for its grip
on the media and undermining democracy.
Following the defeat of Jansa’s party and candidates in the 2022
elections it seems that the Golob’s government will be much more
stable in 2023.
The priorities in 2023 for Slovenia’s foreign policy are for the country to
gain a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, and the
stabilisation of the situation in the Western Balkans, where Slovenia is
active via a joint initiative with Croatia dubbed the Brdo-Brijuni Process.
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