Left and liberal pro-EU politicians have welcomed the defeat of Slovenia’s rightwing populist prime minister, Janez Janša, to a political insurgent who has pledged to restore “normality” to the central European nation. “The EU [and] Slovenia is better off without the rightwing populist Janez Janša, who attacked the free press [and] democratic institutions in Slovenia,” Séjourné said. Janša, leader of the Slovenian Democratic party, returned to power in March 2020, after two previous stints in office. He regained power when the previous centre-left prime minister resigned, saying he did not have enough votes to pass important legislation. The rightwing populist, who used Twitter to launch ad-hominem attacks on journalists, soon ran into conflict with the EU.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2022 02:56 UTC