Slovenia's opposition faces difficult task

Slovenia's conservative ex-prime minister Janez Janša (2004 - 2008) could become the country's new head of government after the winner of the parliamentary elections, Zoran Janković, was not elected to the post by the parliament last Wednesday. As leader of the opposition Janković now faces the difficult task of defending Slovenia's democracy against Janša's plans, writes the left-leaning weekly Mladina: "Janša may very well be making a comeback. Whereas in 2004 it looked like Janša would be less imperious once he took power, we now know that this is the basis of all his actions. The question is where he will begin to set things in order. ... Janković will have to assume a role he never really wanted: namely that of defending the achievements of the social welfare state and democratic standards as the leader of the opposition. If Janša governs in the same way he did between 2004 and 2008, Janković faces a truly difficult task."

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