Daily headlines - Wednesday, 2 February

DELO

General election
"Election winner will not necessarily be PM-designate": Regardless of whether the Democrats (SDS), who are ahead in public opinion polls, win the election, Janez Janša may not get the mandate to form a government. President Borut Pahor says he will award it to the one who has the necessary majority in parliament to get endorsed. (front page, page 2)

Public sector wages
"Hunt open for wage rises": With doctors nearing a deal on higher pay, now other trade unions in the public sector too are increasingly vocal in their demands for pay disparities to be addressed. (front page, page 4)

Coronavirus at Ljubljana Zoo
"King of animals with a swab up his snout": The Ljubljana Zoo has been testing animals for coronavirus since the start of the epidemic, but has not had a single positive case yet. (front page, page 17)

DNEVNIK

Doctors' pay
"Patients sadly don't have their Kuštrin": Doctors' trade union and its boss Konrad Kuštrin have made it. They can hope for much better pay from now on with the government supporting their exit from the single public sector pay system. (front page, page 4)

Public broadcaster
"New target of RTVS subjugation: MMC desk": The leadership of RTV Slovenija has picked a new target - MMC, which manages the popular news website rtvslo.si. The editor of Radio Slovenija 1 programme will be removed from the procedure to appoint MMC editor-in-chief, which journalists see as a blow to Radio Slovenija and a danger to MMC. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Hungarian takeovers
"What have Hungarians bought in Slovenia in recent years": A review of Hungarian takeovers in recent years shows their number does not differ much the acquisitions by buyers from other countries, but the largest two takeovers agreed last year were Hungarian. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Annual leave
"10 rules of annual leave": All about changes to annual leave under the latest Covid relief act, minimum leave and cost of unpaid leave. (front page)

VEČER

Fine for criticism of authorities
"Fine for criticism of violence": Pavel Gantar, a former parliamentary speaker, has been issued a EUR 250 fine for violent and reckless behaviour over a tweet in which he criticised police violence against protesters. Miha Šepec of the Maribor Faculty of Law says criticism of the authorities is a foundation of democracy. (front page, page 2)

Sava sale
"Will they prevent sale to Hungarians": Slovenian Sovereign Holding can exercise its pre-emptive right before the York fund sells its stake in the tourism company Sava to a Hungarian fund. (front page, page 3)

Olympic Games
"China, here we are!": Most of Team Slovenia are already in Beijing for the Olympic Games. Žan Košir, who remains in isolation due to coronavirus infection, will be replaced by Rok Marguč as one of Slovenia's flag bearers. (front page, pages 14, 15)

Maribor
"Place for families and dreamers": On how British Monocle magazine has portrayed the city through select faces of Maribor. (front page, page 18)