Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti survives no-confidence vote

Ljubljana, 25 March - Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti survived a vote of no-confidence mounted by the centre-left opposition over a number of grievances it has about his work. Only 43 MPs voted to oust him, as opposed to 40 voting against, while 46 votes are needed to oust a minister.

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti survives a vote of no-confidence as only 43 MPs voted for his dismissal, while 40 voted against it. 83 MPs were present at the vote, seven fewer than the total number of Slovenian MPs. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti survives a vote of no-confidence as only 43 MPs voted for his dismissal, while 40 voted against it. 83 MPs were present at the vote, seven fewer than the total number of Slovenian MPs.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Culture Minister Vasko Simoniti in parliament as MPs continue debating the opposition-sponsored motion to vote him out of office.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 1.057 characters (without spaces) or 201 word words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

eho/mas
© STA, 2021