Pensioners' Party holds leadership election
Ljubljana, 18 January - The coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) will hold a leadership election on Saturday. Incumbent leader Karl Erjavec faces a strong challenge in Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec. The odds are in Erjavec's favour, according to pundits, but the outcome is by no means certain.
Ljubljana
Defence Minister Karl Erjavec speaks after a joint session of the parliamentary committees on defence and foreign policy discussing Slovenian troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Ljubljana
Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec addresses reporters after she is endorsed as a candidate to challenge Karl Erjavec for the presidency of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) at the January congress.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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