Slovenia: ‘Government is clinically dead, but Janša has yet to resign’

Three coalition parties have backed a call issued by Parliamentary President Gregor Virant and his Civic List party for the resignation of Prime Minister Janez Janša, who has been accused of corruption. DeSUS, the Slovenian People’s Party and New Slovenia have made Janša’s withdrawal a condition for their continued support for the country’s ruling centre-right coalition. Early general elections this spring are increasingly viewed as the only way to resolve the country’s social and political crisis.