Klakočar Zupančič elected National Assembly speaker

Ljubljana, 13 May - Urška Klakočar Zupančič, a vice president of the Freedom Movement and former judge, was elected parliamentary speaker in a 55:25 vote on Friday in what is the first time Slovenia got a female speaker. She succeeds Igor Zorčič to become the 15th speaker of the National Assembly.

Ljubljana
New parliamentary Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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