Committee: Debate on MPs' Activities Abroad Unconstitutional

Ljubljana, 24 March - The Foreign Affairs Committee passed a decision on Tuesday that a discussion on foreign policy activities of deputies for which an emergency session of the National Assembly was called for Tuesday afternoon ran against the principles of democracy and the Slovenian Constitution.

Ljubljana Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Coalition SocDem deputies Andreja Rihter, Melita Zupevc and Samo Bevk arriving at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Coalition SocDem deputies Andreja Rihter, Melita Zupevc and Samo Bevk arriving at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition SDS deputy Jozef Jerovsek at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Opposition SDS deputy Jozef Jerovsek at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ivo Vajgl (Zares) arriving at the committee's session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ivo Vajgl (Zares) arriving at the committee's session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Opposition SDS deputies Miro Petek, Jozef Jerovsek and Milenko Ziherl arriving at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition SDS deputies Miro Petek, Jozef Jerovsek and Milenko Ziherl arriving at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Foreign Affairs Committee Vice-Chair Janja Klasinc (SocDem), Committee Chair Ivo Vajgl (Zares) and SocDem deputy Franco Juri arriving at the committee's session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Affairs Committee Vice-Chair Janja Klasinc (SocDem), Committee Chair Ivo Vajgl (Zares) and SocDem deputy Franco Juri arriving at the committee's session on foreign policy activities of deputies before the National Assembly session on the issue.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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