Parliament Passes Pension Reform

Ljubljana, 14 December - The National Assembly passed the government-sponsored pension reform act in a 49:35 vote on Tuesday, gradually raising the full pension retirement age to 65 by 2026 in order to ensure sustainability of the pension system.

Ljubljana Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family and Social Affairs Minister Ivan Svetlik speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The president of the opposition People's Party (SLS) Radovan Zerjav speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The president of the opposition People's Party (SLS) Radovan Zerjav speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The president of the opposition People's Party (SLS) Radovan Zerjav speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The president of the opposition People's Party (SLS) Radovan Zerjav speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana The president of the opposition Democrats (SDS) Janez Jansa speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The president of the opposition Democrats (SDS) Janez Jansa speaks to the press following the vote on the pension reform in parliament
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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