Think tank formed to stimulate creation of new liberal party

Ljubljana, 11 January - A group of former heavy-weights headed by former Constitutional Court chief justice Peter Jambrek and Slovenia's long-serving former foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel, have formed a think-tank to stimulate a debate on Slovenia's key problems and to provide support for a potential new centre-right party.

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Peter Jambrek, a former Constitutional Court chief justice, and Dimitrij Rupel, a former long-serving foreign minister, attend the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
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Peter Jambrek, a former Constitutional Court chief justice, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Former parliamentary speaker Janez Podobnik (first from left), former diplomat and Constitutional Court chief justice Ernest Petrič (centre) and former Constitutional Court justice Jan Zobec (standing) attend the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Tomaž Zalaznik, director of publisher Nova Revija, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Matej Avbelj, a professor at the Graduate School of Government and European Studies, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Žiga Turk, a former minister of education, science, culture and sport, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Dimitrij Rupel, a former long-serving foreign minister, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Blaž Košorok (centre), a former CEO of power utility HSE, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Žiga Turk, a former minister of education, science, culture and sport, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Tomaž Zalaznik, director of publisher Nova Revija, attends the founding session of a forum dubbed Cathedral of Freedom.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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