Center-left government takes over from populists in Slovenia

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Published June 1, 2022 12:55 PM

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s parliament has voted into office a new, center-left government, replacing a right-wing one that had pushed the moderate European Union nation toward populism. Lawmakers voted 53-28 Wednesday for the Cabinet of Robert Golob, head of the liberal-green Freedom Movement party and a former business executive who only recently entered politics. Golob’s Freedom Movement won April 24 elections in Slovenia, defeating the right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his Slovenian Democratic Party. The new government is a combination of experienced politicians and experts, Golob told parliament earlier on Wednesday.

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