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Daily headlines - Friday, 10 April

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:15:39 +0200

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Friday, 10 April:

Večer writes about a possible reason for NSi rejecting Golob

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:00:01 +0200

Večer says in Friday's commentary that Jernej Vrtovec, the head of the New Slovenia (NSi) party, categorically refusing to cooperate with the Freedom Movement party of PM Robert Golob perhaps has somewhat different background than one would guess at first glance, and that some personal grudges may be involved.

Mladina says Slovenians fell for rightists' promises

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:00:01 +0200

The weekly Mladina looks into the reasons why Slovenians mostly voted for far-right and centre-right parties at the last election, arguing that voters consciously followed the promises of lower taxes, claims that foreign workers and migrants are the problem, and that money could be taken from someone and given to them.

Demokracija sees Slovenia at a crossroads

Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:09:07 +0200

Demokracija magazine argues in Thursday's editorial that after the general election, Slovenia is at a crossroads that will determine whether the country will continue spiralling into corruption or finally end the grip of lobbies that have captured the state.

Dnevnik sees no winners emerging from Middle East quagmire

Thu, 9 Apr 2026 08:15:17 +0200

Looking at the last-minute ceasefire agreed just before US President Donald Trump's deadline, Dnevnik argues in Thursday's commentary that there will be no winners from this quagmire.

Delo likens Hormuz to Suez in geopolitical implications

Thu, 9 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200

Delo draws parallels in Thursday's commentary between the Suez crisis and the current fighting over the Strait of Hormuz, as it speculates that the US might end up suffering a strategic defeat of the kind Great Britain and France suffered in the 1950s, when they lost control of the Suez Canal.

Daily headlines - Thursday, 9 April

Thu, 9 Apr 2026 08:11:29 +0200

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 9 April:

Večer on US's and Iran's diametrically opposed views on ceasefire

Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:00:01 +0200

After the US and Iran agreed a ceasefire just before the deadline for Donald Trump's ultimatum, the world has been able to breathe a little. Many are again consoling themselves that Trump's vulgar vocabulary and threats of wiping out a civilisation were just an intimidation tactic, Večer says in Thursday's commentary Peace through Power.