Slovenian Lawmakers Back Referendum on Defense Spending Plans

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With political analyst Marko Hočevar from FDV on the changing Slovenian political landscape due to a significant increase in defense spending.

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Parliament decided this on Friday.

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The National Assembly will vote at an extraordinary session on, among other things, a proposal to call a consultative referendum on increasing defense spending, proposed by the Left. The SD also announces its support, but not the largest government party, Svoboda, although it is not entirely united on this.

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Political analyst Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič believes that it is extremely irresponsible of the entire political system to have approached the initiatives for two defense referendums in a reckless manner. There are still many unknowns about both, but he warns that their outcome and therefore the consequences are quite unpredictable. Defense scholar Jelena Juvan says that it is truly incredible and irresponsible that, while Russia is showing its str…

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This is reported by Delo.si.As noted, the referendum proposal was supported by two of the three parties in the Slovenian coalition — the Left and Social Democrats, as well as two smaller opposition parties.The referendum is planned to issue the following wording: “Do you support an increase in Slovenian defense spending up to 3% of GDP per year, which amounts to approximately 2.1 billion euros, by 2030?” When the vote will take place is not yet …