President Borut Pahor has formally nominated the leader of the Democrats (SDS), Janez Janša, for prime minister.
It came after four parties reached an agreement on forming a centre-right coalition.
Among Janša’s top priorities is tackling healthcare, environmental issues and the situation with the elderly.
Parliament has to vote on the nomination in seven days at the latest.

Če se bo predsednik republike Borut Pahor odločil DZ-ju predlagati kandidata za predsednika vlade, se želi prepričati, da ima kandidat zadostno podporo poslank in poslancev. Foto: BoBo/Borut Živulović jr.
Če se bo predsednik republike Borut Pahor odločil DZ-ju predlagati kandidata za predsednika vlade, se želi prepričati, da ima kandidat zadostno podporo poslank in poslancev. Foto: BoBo/Borut Živulović jr.