Reporter on Presidential Election: Loss for Kučan's Para-State

Ljubljana, 4 December - The election of Borut Pahor as president raises the hope that Slovenia will not become a new Lebanon and the streets of Ljubljana and Maribor not like Beirut's during the civil war. Danilo Türk's crushing defeat, meanwhile, is a major slap in the face to "uncles from behind the scenes," Reporter comments on Tuesday.