Bratušek Signals Break with Austerity, Move to Growth-Based Consolidation

Ljubljana, 27 February - Candidate for prime minister-designate Alenka Bratušek signalled a break with the austerity policies of the Janez Janša government in favour of a policy of growth-based consolidation of public finances as she presented her platform to parliament on Wednesday.

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Candidate for PM-designate Alenka Bratušek signals a break with austerity policy as she addresses parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote in the government of Janez Janša
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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