Slovene Press Examines Wednesday's Parliament Voting on Ombudsman

Ljubljana, 13 July - Two Slovene dailies commented Wednesday's failure to appoint Ombudsman Ivan Bizjak for another term in office. Bizjak, Slovenia's first ever ombudsman who is proposed by the President Milan Kucan, received 53 votes of the 62 lawmakers present, and with that fell 7 short of the two-thirds majority needed for his re-election.