Minister Accused of Vote Buying as She Argues Her Case for Erased

Ljubljana, 1 April - Interior Minister Katarina Kresal defended her actions in granting retroactive permanent resident permits to the erased in parliament on Wednesday, while the proponents of the no-confidence motion against her said the core of the problem was vote buying and huge costs for the taxpayer.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Activist representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar expressing her support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (left) on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Activist representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar expressing her support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (left) on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal speaks at the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor, Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (centre) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (right) at the parliament session debating Kresal's ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor, Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (centre) and Government Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl (right) at the parliament session debating Kresal's ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Democrats (SDS) deputy Branko Grims speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Democrats (SDS) deputy Branko Grims speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The Democrats (SDS) deputy Branko Grims speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The Democrats (SDS) deputy Branko Grims speaks at the parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament session debating the ousting of Interior Minister Katarina Kresal.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Interior Minister Katarina Kresal meets activists expressing their support on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Activist representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar expressing her support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (left) on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Activist representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar expressing her support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal (left) on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Activists representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar and Nisveta Lovec expressing their support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Activists representing the erased Mirjana Ucakar and Nisveta Lovec expressing their support to Interior Minister Katarina Kresal on the behalf of the erased before the parliament session debating her ousting.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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