CORRECTION: Parliament elects candidates for Slovenia's ECHR judge (adds)

Corrects judge's tenure in final paragraph

Please note that ECHR judges are elected for nine-year terms under a system in place since 2010, not six-year terms as wrongly stated in STA's copy.

Parliament elects candidates for Slovenia's ECHR judge

Ljubljana, 19 November - The National Assembly elected in a secret ballot late on Wednesday three candidates for Slovenia's judge on the European Court of Human Rights: Supreme Court Judge Nina Betetto, lawyer Marko Bošnjak and criminal law professor at Ghent University Nina Peršak.

Ljubljana The National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana The National Assembly. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The National Assembly.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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