DeSUS vote upset poses new challenge for minority government

Ljubljana, 19 January - The Marjan Šarec government is entering a new challenging period as Karl Erjavec, the mainstay of Slovenian government politics for 15 years, announced he was withdrawing from public life after losing the contest for the leadership of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) to Aleksandra Pivec.

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PM Marjan Šarec (left) facing a new challenge as Karl Erjavec (right)announces his resignation as defence minister in the wake of his defeat in the contest for the presidency of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS).
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