Conscription reintroduction proposal defeated

Ljubljana, 5 March - A proposal to reintroduce mandatory military service tabled by the incoming ruling Democrats (SDS) was defeated in parliament on Thursday in a 36:51 vote. Apart from the SDS, the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) and National Party (SNS) were in favour of the proposal, but failed to convince the others.

Kranj Two Slovenian soldiers allegedly involved in a 7 May incident on the Slovenian side of the border with Italy as they stopped at gunpoint a civilian of Italian-Slovenian citizenship while he was taking a walk in the woods with a friend. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA File photo

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Two Slovenian soldiers allegedly involved in a 7 May incident on the Slovenian side of the border with Italy as they stopped at gunpoint a civilian of Italian-Slovenian citizenship while he was taking a walk in the woods with a friend.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
File photo

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