Slovenia is celebrating the Day of Uprising Against Occupation on Saturday, a holiday honouring the resistance against Nazi and Fascist occupation during WWII. A number of ceremonies took place around the country last evening, including the main state ceremony in Črnomelj, and a number of events are planned for today as well.

The National Assembly endorsed on Friday a resolution on a national programme for the prevention and suppression of crime for the period 2024-2028 and a resolution on a national programme for the prevention of domestic violence and violence against women.

Monika Pekošak, an MP for the senior coalition Freedom Movement, resigned on Friday, with the National Assembly already taking note of her move. She cited personal reasons. She is likely to be succeeded in parliament by Dimitrij Zadel, the former chairman of port operator Luka Koper.

The National Assembly passed with 63 votes in favour and none against changes to the public sector pay system, allowing for an indexation of salaries to inflation. Under an agreement with trade unions, public sector pay will increase by 3.36% in June.

The chair of parliament's commission for oversight of intelligence and security services (KNOVS) rejected on Friday accusations of abuse of the commission for access to data on an investigation involving senior New Slovenia (NSi) members. Janez Žakelj asserted KNOVS acted in line with the law, but coalition members were not convinced.

The National Assembly rejected on Friday an opposition-sponsored motion to hold a consultative referendum on cultural rights of ethnic communities from the former Yugoslavia. Nineteen MPs voted in favour and 45 against.

The city of Lendava marked on Friday the 80th anniversary of a mass deportation of Jews from the region with several events, including one at the Lendava Synagogue, which was attended by President Nataša Pirc Musar. While remembering the Holocaust victims, she also urged against today's radicalisation and anti-Semitism.