Slovenian budget rejected, parliament blocked

The Slovenian parliament has rejected the adoption of the final budget balance for 2007, with the government being defeated by one vote. As a result, former Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party, which was ousted from power in 2008, announced that it would obstruct the work of the parliament until the final balance was adopted. Slovenian budget rejected, parliament blocked The session was stopped several times, until Speaker Pavel Gantar put the termination of the session to the vote, which was supported by the majority of MPs. It meant that the parliament had to suspend voting on the ratification of the protocol for Croatian and Albanian accession to NATO. It is not clear when the session will resume, following the Democratic Party’s pledge not to participate in parliament until the balance is adopted. In so doing, the Democratic Party can block the NATO protocol ratification, which requires a two-thirds majority for its enactment. “The coalition must be responsible too,” Jansa said, commenting on the fact that the Slovenian parliament had postponed voting on the protocol on Thursday night.

Slovenian budget rejected, parliament blocked

The session was stopped several times, until Speaker Pavel Gantar put the termination of the session to the vote, which was supported by the majority of MPs.

It meant that the parliament had to suspend voting on the ratification of the protocol for Croatian and Albanian accession to NATO.

It is not clear when the session will resume, following the Democratic Party’s pledge not to participate in parliament until the balance is adopted. In so doing, the Democratic Party can block the NATO protocol ratification, which requires a two-thirds majority for its enactment.

“The coalition must be responsible too,” Janša said, commenting on the fact that the Slovenian parliament had postponed voting on the protocol on Thursday night.