General election most likely on 10 June, talks indicate

Ljubljana, 8 March - It is increasingly likely that Slovenian voters will go to the polls to elect new parliament on 10 June as President Borut Pahor and coalition and opposition deputies agreed on Thursday that the second Sunday in June was the most suitable day. It will allow parties to carry out the campaign while not disturbing summer vacations.

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with Hungarian minority MP Laszlo Göncz (centre) and Italian minority MP Roberto Battelli (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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President Borut Pahor (left) consults with Hungarian minority MP Laszlo Göncz (centre) and Italian minority MP Roberto Battelli (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with Hungarian minority MP Laszlo Göncz (centre) and Italian minority MP Roberto Battelli (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with Hungarian minority MP Laszlo Göncz (centre) and Italian minority MP Roberto Battelli (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) deputy group head Franc Jurša (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition Left deputy group head Luka Mesec (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Social Democrats (SD) deputy group head Matjaž Han on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with the head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with the head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with the head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with the head of independent MP group Bojan Dobovšek (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition Democrats (SDS) deputy group head Jože Tanko speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer (right) on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (centre) consults with coalition Modern Centre Party (SMC) deputy group head Simona Kustec Lipicer (right) on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat speaks to the press after consulting with President Borut Pahor on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat on the date for the spring general election. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) consults with opposition New Slovenia (NSi) deputy group head Jožef Horvat on the date for the spring general election.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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