Police Unions Seek Referendum on Austerity Act

Ljubljana, 17 May - Less than a week after parliament passed the omnibus austerity act, two police trade unions on Thursday formally initiated proceedings that may lead to a referendum on the legislation. This means that implementation of the act, which was to take effect this Saturday, will at the least be suspended by a month.

Ljubljana SocDem leader Borut Pahor (right) and SD deputy group leader Janko Veber arrive at a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
SocDem leader Borut Pahor (right) and SD deputy group leader Janko Veber arrive at a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Positive Slovenia (PS) leader Zoran Janković speaks to reporters ahead of a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Positive Slovenia (PS) leader Zoran Janković speaks to reporters ahead of a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana People's Party (SLS) leader Radovan Žerjav arrives for a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
People's Party (SLS) leader Radovan Žerjav arrives for a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Citizens' List president Gregor Virant arrives for a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Citizens' List president Gregor Virant arrives for a meeting of party heads dedicated to the golden fiscal rule.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 2.898 characters (without spaces) or 584 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

sm/apo/ep/mas/nd/mas
© STA, 2012