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public support for the government of Borut Pahor |
Growing disillusionment with the state of the Slovenian economy has left premier Borut Pahor facing a make-or-break vote in the National Assembly in Ljubljana this month, which will determine his immediate political future.
In a high-stakes game of brinkmanship, Pahor, who has led a shaky coalition government since September 2008, has opted to tie the approval of five new ministerial appointees to a vote of confidence in parliament. Pahor is banking on the fact that if he survives the vote...