Parliament Elects Germic New Speaker

Ljubljana, 2 September - The National Assembly elected the 50-year-old Liberal Democrat MP Ljubo Germic the new speaker by 57 votes to 24 on Friday. He succeeds Pavel Gantar, who withdrew from the post after his Zares party moved to opposition.

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic (left) of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker from his predecessor Pavel Gantar (right) of former coalition Zares.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic (left) of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker from his predecessor Pavel Gantar (right) of former coalition Zares.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Ljubo Germic (left) of the coalition LibDems takes over as the new parliamentary speaker from his predecessor Pavel Gantar (right) of former coalition Zares.
Photo: Danijel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament debating a proposal to challenge the referendum motion against the family law act at the Constitutional Court and the appointment of LibDems MP Ljubo Germic as parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament debating a proposal to challenge the referendum motion against the family law act at the Constitutional Court and the appointment of LibDems MP Ljubo Germic as parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament debating a proposal to challenge the referendum motion against the family law act at the Constitutional Court and the appointment of LibDems MP Ljubo Germic as parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament debating a proposal to challenge the referendum motion against the family law act at the Constitutional Court and the appointment of LibDems MP Ljubo Germic as parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Parliament debating a proposal to challenge the referendum motion against the family law act at the Constitutional Court and the appointment of LibDems MP Ljubo Germic as parliamentary speaker.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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