State President Borut Pahor invited the President of the National Assembly, the President of the National Council and the Minister-President (Prime Minister) for a meeting. Foto: BoBo
State President Borut Pahor invited the President of the National Assembly, the President of the National Council and the Minister-President (Prime Minister) for a meeting. Foto: BoBo

They discussed changes to the constitution, national reconciliation issues, and foreign policy resolutions that are in the pipeline.

Pahor, the host of the meeting, said that Slovenia has had many elections in the past few years and is now into its third government in less than two years. According to Pahor, it is time to build on the country's upward economic trend, now that the situation has cooled off.

Prime Minister Miro Cerar spoke to the leaders about the government's planned structural reforms. He was adamant that the government's planned measures are necessary to ensure financial stability, and that they are a measure of our own ability to run our country. Cerar urged everyone to support the reforms "for our own good and not for Brussels or any other higher authority".

All four presidents agreed that it is necessary to check whether it is possible to change the constitution and simplify the government appointment procedure, which they said was too lengthy. They stressed that it is time to talk about changes to the referendum and the citizen's initiative process. President of the National Council Mitja Bervar proposed that they should examine whether it is possible to introduce the institution of re-examination proceedings.

President of the National Assembly Milan Brglez stressed that today's meeting formalized a form of political and institutional cooperation that can help improve the country's political stability. He added that this is crucial in adopting key decisions that require a broad consensus.

G. C., L. L., Al. Ma.; translated by D.V.