Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Monday, 19 November 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Local elections
"158 wins, another two weeks of election race elsewhere": While a "new face" shines every four years in the general election, voters at the local level bet on the faces they are already familiar with, as Sunday's general elections proved once again. (front page, 2-4)
Ski jumping
"Timi Zajc a promise for a better season": Slovenia has a new ski jumping hope in Timi Zajc, with the 18-year-old taking the 5th place in the World Cup season opener in Wisla, Poland on Sunday. The Slovenian team finished seventh a day earlier. (front page, 15)
DNEVNIK
Local elections
"Ljubljana remains Janković's fortress": Zoran Janković was decisively elected the mayor of Ljubljana for a fourth term in Sunday's elections. His biggest rival, Anže Logar of the Democrats (SDS), fared pretty well with 27.59% of the vote. (front page, 2-7)
FINANCE
Local elections
"Zoran the invincible": Ljubljana, the largest urban municipality in Slovenia, will continue to be governed by Zoran Janković as obviously no-one can find a recipe to beat him. Former Maribor Mayor Franc Kagler is meanwhile back, as he secured a run-off with businessman Saša Arsenovič. (front page, 2-3)
Abanka sale
"Who is interested in Abanka?": While at least six banks or investment funds have expressed non-binding interest for buying the third-largest bank in Slovenia, the paper wonders whether the government will ask for the sale to be suspended. (front page, 7)
Energy
"Will fuel prices drop again?": Petrol has been cheaper than diesel in Slovenia in the last 30 days, which is something that happened for the first time in the last ten years. The paper wonders whether this will remain so in the next 14-day period. (front page, 7)
VEČER
Local elections
"Kangler or Arsenovič?": In Maribor, the mayoral elections will see a run-off in two weeks, with businessman Saša Arsenovič (who unofficially won 38.2% of the vote) facing former Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler (31.4%). (front page, 2-7)
