Members of the Trade Union of Slovenian Journalists at RTV Slovenija have opted to stage a token strike on 23 May in protest at a situation that they describe as "unbearable" due to policies pursued by the management and the Programme Council.

Slovenia's new parliament opened on Friday with the confirmation of the terms of all ninety MPs and the election of the first woman to the speaker post, and a move by the opposition that indicates that the new coalition faces a formidable opponent versed in parliamentary procedure.

The opposition Democrats (SDS) and New Slovenia (NSi) tabled more than two dozen bills right after the new parliament opened on Friday, a move that will delay the passage of legislation crafted by the new coalition because of procedural rules and has been described by the presumptive new prime minister as "childish".

Urška Klakočar Zupančič, a vice president of the Freedom Movement and former judge, was elected parliamentary speaker in a 55:25 vote on Friday in what is the first time Slovenia got a female speaker. She succeeds Igor Zorčič to become the 15th speaker of the National Assembly.

President Borut Pahor called on fresh MPs to build consensus on key issues as he warned that the new parliament and government would be taking office in a testing time.