Slovenia could face Greek scenario, warns PM
If street protests continue in Slovenia, the state could experience the “Greek scenario”, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša has warned.
Friday, 30.11.2012.
16:48
LJUBLJANA If street protests continue in Slovenia, the state could experience the “Greek scenario”, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has warned. He believes that the protests in Maribor, Ljubljana and other towns are organized because of the presidential run-off that will be held on Sunday, December 2. Slovenia could face Greek scenario, warns PM “Instead of an interesting duel of candidates from whom we expected proposals for a better future that they would offer to voters, just a few days ahead of the vote the public’s attention was drawn to a completely different side,” the Slovenian prime minister said in a statement released by his cabinet ahead of protests scheduled for Friday afternoon in the capital. Citizens, who organized the protests on Facebook, have announced that they will request Jansa’s resignation. More than 8,000 people are expected at the protest in Ljubljana. Jansa stressed that he expected the police and citizens to stop the violence that could be seen during protests in Maribor and Ljubljana earlier this week. “Just like events from Greek streets have driven foreign and domestic investors away from the country, it can also happen in the case of bigger violence in Slovenia because foreign TVs have already reported about the violence in the streets of Maribor and Ljubljana and such a situation would only harm the state, especially the youth and unemployed,” the prime minister stressed. He warned that everybody could take part in an election process and publicly express their opinion in a democracy but that “throwing of granite blocks and explosives at the police” could not be allowed. “Once you cross the line, you quickly go from democracy to dictatorship and chaos and give civil rights to violence,” Jansa pointed out. Slovenian President Danilo Turk has called on citizens to hold peaceful protests and not allow themselves to be provoked so they would not “make the basic message of protests meaningless”. The protests were first organized in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler who is suspected of corruption. The protests were, aside from Ljubljana, also held in Koper, Nova Gorica and Novo Mesto. Janez Jansa (FoNet, file) Tanjug
Slovenia could face Greek scenario, warns PM
“Instead of an interesting duel of candidates from whom we expected proposals for a better future that they would offer to voters, just a few days ahead of the vote the public’s attention was drawn to a completely different side,” the Slovenian prime minister said in a statement released by his cabinet ahead of protests scheduled for Friday afternoon in the capital.Citizens, who organized the protests on Facebook, have announced that they will request Janša’s resignation. More than 8,000 people are expected at the protest in Ljubljana.
Janša stressed that he expected the police and citizens to stop the violence that could be seen during protests in Maribor and Ljubljana earlier this week.
“Just like events from Greek streets have driven foreign and domestic investors away from the country, it can also happen in the case of bigger violence in Slovenia because foreign TVs have already reported about the violence in the streets of Maribor and Ljubljana and such a situation would only harm the state, especially the youth and unemployed,” the prime minister stressed.
He warned that everybody could take part in an election process and publicly express their opinion in a democracy but that “throwing of granite blocks and explosives at the police” could not be allowed.
“Once you cross the line, you quickly go from democracy to dictatorship and chaos and give civil rights to violence,” Janša pointed out.
Slovenian President Danilo Turk has called on citizens to hold peaceful protests and not allow themselves to be provoked so they would not “make the basic message of protests meaningless”.
The protests were first organized in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler who is suspected of corruption.
The protests were, aside from Ljubljana, also held in Koper, Nova Gorica and Novo Mesto.
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