Labour Minister survives second dismissal motion in six months

Ljubljana, 14 December - MPs rejected in a 20:53 vote on Wednesday a no-confidence motion levelled against Labour, Family, Social Affairs, Equal Opportunities Minister Anja Kopač Mrak. This was the second dismissal motion against her in six months, with both of them centring on a controversial child custody case.

Ljubljana Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Anja Kopač Mrak, the minister of labour, the family and social affairs, appears in parliament to defend herself against a no-confidence motion.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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