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Prime Minister Janez Janša: "Slovenia has a government with full powers"
"Slovenia has a government with full powers," the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr Janez Janša, said at today's press conference following the regular government session. He also touched upon the current political issues and announced that since he had not been given the chance to respond to the allegations of the Anti-Corruption Commission in its procedure, he would in the coming days provide a detailed explanation and use all legal instruments to protect his constitutional rights.
"This Government has done a lot for Slovenia to exit the crisis. Numerous measures were adopted that were on the verge of what is possible," the Prime Minister said. The Government implemented four out of five key projects last year. "Ahead of us are some urgent decisions, decisions that we simply cannot avoid, even if we wanted to. A two-thirds majority in the National Assembly is required for their adoption." They include amendments to legislation on referendums, the ratification of Croatia's accession to the European Union and the insertion of the golden fiscal rule into the Slovenian Constitution. At the same time, the Government must do its utmost to secure the state's liquidity and introduce the already prepared judicial reform. The adoption of the said measures will send an important message to other countries saying that Slovenia is a reliable and credible partner.
On this occasion the Prime Minister also thanked the Minister of Finance, Mr Janez Šušteršič, and the Minister of Justice and Public Administration, Mr Senko Pličanič, for their work. He went on to point out that Slovenia's constitutional order does not recognise minority government. In light of this, the current Government will endeavour to implement the measures adopted, set up the Slovenian sovereign holding and the bad bank as this is crucial for economic recovery. Mr Janša will not ask the National Assembly for a vote of confidence because experience tells us that four months without an operational government is time lost, especially in these difficult times.