Overview
- Janša won parliamentary confirmation with 51 of 90 votes on Friday to begin a fourth term as prime minister.
- He leads a minority coalition formed by the Slovenian Democratic Party, the Christian Democrats and the Demokrati that will rely on external support from the Resni.ca/Resnica grouping.
- The government programme foregrounds decentralization, bureaucracy cuts and anti-corruption measures while proposing divisive steps such as mandatory drug tests for officials and a mobile-phone ban in schools.
- Large protests broke out in Ljubljana during the confirmation session and media reports say Janša is under suspicion of using the private firm Black Cube to produce manipulated campaign material, an allegation that has not been proven.
- Janša’s prior premierships were marked by corruption scandals and clashes with independent media, and his return plus reliance on Resni.ca creates a fragile governing mix that could alter domestic policy and shift Slovenia’s foreign alignments.