Judges' Pay Referendum Initiative Headed for Constitutional Court

Ljubljana, 5 October - Following what looks like procedural slip by two opposition parties which want a referendum on a recent legislative change that increases the pay of judges, coalition parties pushed through on Monday their proposal that the referendum initiative first roam to the Constitutional Court.

Ljubljana
The National Assembly in session over a petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The opposition staging a walk-out as the National Assembly meets over their petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The National Assembly in session over a petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The National Assembly in session over a petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The National Assembly in session over a petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana, DZ.
Izredna seja DZ, na kateri so odločali, ali bodo zahtevo za razpis referenduma o sodniških plačah vložili v presojo ustavnemu sodišču.
Foto: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The opposition staging a walk-out as the National Assembly meets over their petition for a referendum on judges' pay.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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