Coalition Proposing Referenda on Provinces

Ljubljana, 16 April - The coalition parties have proposed consultative referenda be held in the 13 provinces that would have been created under legislation drafted by the government which has failed to get the required two-thirds majority in parliament.

Ljubljana A meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
A meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana A meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
A meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left), Parliament Speaker France Cukjati (centre) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left), Parliament Speaker France Cukjati (centre) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Environment Minister Janez Podobnik at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Environment Minister Janez Podobnik at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving at a meeting with heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving at a meeting with heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Defence Minister Karl Erjavec arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Jakob Presecnik (left), deputy of the coalition People's Party (SLS) and Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Jakob Presecnik (left), deputy of the coalition People's Party (SLS) and Local Government and Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Environment Minister Janez Podobnik (left) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Environment Minister Janez Podobnik (left) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana Jozef Jerovsek (centre), deputy of the coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana
Jozef Jerovsek (centre), deputy of the coalition Slovenian Democrats (SDS) arriving at a meeting of the prime minister and heads of coalition parties and coalition MPs.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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