(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The popularity of Slovenia’s current government has risen considerably this year, according to a poll by Ninamedia. 44.9 per cent of respondents say the work of the current administration has been successful so far, up 9.9 points since December.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The popularity of Slovenia’s current government has risen considerably this year, according to a poll by Ninamedia. 44.9 per cent of respondents say the work of the current administration has been successful so far, up 9.9 points since December.
In September 2008, Slovenian voters renewed the State Chamber. Final results gave the Social Democracy (SD) party 30.45 per cent of the vote and 29 seats, followed by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) with 29.26 per cent and 28 seats.
In November, Slovenian president Danilo Tuerk named SD leader Borut Pahor as prime minister-designate. The State Chamber approved the nomination in a 59-24 vote. Pahor took over as prime minister, presiding over a coalition encompassing the SD, For Real (Zares), the Democratic Party of Retired People of Slovenia (DeSUS), and the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS).
On Feb. 4, the government adopted a budget including aggressive job cuts in the public sector, which currently employs 160,000 people. Slovenia’s population is roughly 2 million.
Slovenian development minister Mitja Gaspari commented on other aspects of the budget, saying, "We will decide later on which public companies or properties will be sold taking into account only the economic rather than the national interests."
Polling Data
How do you assess the work of the government?
|
|
Jan. 2010 |
Dec. 2009 |
Nov. 2009 |
|
Successful |
44.9% |
35.0% |
38.4% |
|
Unsuccessful |
25.5% |
58.3% |
56.4% |
|
Not sure |
29.6% |
6.3% |
5.2% |
Source: Ninamedia
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 700 Slovenian adults, conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
