Political Elites Rebuked at WWII Ceremony

Železniki, 13 January - The keynote speaker at the well-attended ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše, one of the fiercest clashes on Slovenia's territory, drew a parallel between the resistance movement during World War II and the current public protests in the country, rebuking the political establishment.

Dražgoše President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše
President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše
A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše
A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše
A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Dražgoše
A ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the battle of Dražgoše.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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