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This summary is provided by the STA:
President regrets Italian leaders ignore historical truths
KOMEN - President Borut Pahor expressed sadness over the "abuse of 10 February, the Foibe Remembrance Day," and regret that high representatives of Italy ignored the historical truth Slovenia and Italy established together, as he addressed a World War II commemoration on Friday. This comes nearly a week after the Italian neo-Fascist movement CasaPound put up banners describing World War II Partisans as assassins, issuing a protest following an attempt in December to deny the suffering of Slovenians at the hands of Fascists.
Janša says next snap election likely close
MURSKA SOBOTA - Addressing a ceremonial session marking the 31st anniversary of the Democratic Party (SDS) its leader Janez Janša said that the next snap election is likely close. Janša has been in coalition-building talks with the Modern Centra Party (SMC), the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) and New Slovenia (NSi) for over a week and said on Friday that a coalition would be possible in terms of content.
Nova24TV poll shows SDS in lead, LMŠ losing ground
LJUBLJANA - A poll commissioned by broadcaster Nova24TV shows the Democratic Party (SDS) in the lead with 20.1% support (up 1.8 pp over a week ago), with the Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) in second place with 12.8% (down 4.4 pp compared to a week ago). The Social Democrats (SD) are in place three with 6.5%, followed by New Slovenia (NSi) with 4.9% and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) with 3.9%. The Modern Centre Party (SMC) with a support of 3.2% would not have made it into parliament.
Robinson wins Golden Fox giant slalom, local Hrovat 3rd
KRANJSKA GORA - Slovenian skier Meta Hrovat was third at the Golden Fox FIS World Cup giant slalom, sharing the result with Swiss Wendy Holdener. First place went to Alice Robinson of New Zealand, while Slovak Petra Vlhova was second. Vlhova was 0.34 seconds slower that Robinson, whereas Hrovat's and Holdener's gap was 1.59 seconds. Federice Brignone, the overall giant slalom world cup leader, was eighth.
Zajc second in ski flying competition in Kulm
BAD MITTERNDORF, Austria - Ski jumper Timi Zajc won second place in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition on the Kulm ski flying hill. Piotr Žyla of Poland won first place, while third place went to Austrian Stefan Kraft. This was Zajc's second podium this winter, and fourth of his career, whereas Žyla logged his second victory today, some seven years after his first.
TEŠ power plant likely to close earlier than expected
LJUBLJANA - teš6, Slovenia's newest coal-fired generator, is not likely to reach its life expectancy, the boss of HSE, the national power utility, Stojan Nikolić indicated in an interview for the newspaper Dnevnik. The reason for this is that the nearby Velenje mine is unlikely to be viable after 2045. It would simply not be prudent for the TEŠ power plant, which like the mine is owned by the HSE, to operate after the mine closes because imported coal would be more expensive. Life expectancy of TEŠ6 has been estimated at 2054.
Kurentovanje carnival kicks off in Ptuj
PTUJ - The 60th Kurentovanje carnival got under way, bringing together thousands of traditional masks and costumes. For the first time ever during Kurentovanje, the popular festival will showcase decadent Venetian masks and exotic appearances from Bolivia. Kurentovanje will, of course, feature Kurents as well, scary and clamorous sheep-skin wearing Slovenian costumes. The biggest carnival in the country remains the greatest museum of intangible carnival heritage, according to the organisers. More than 2,200 persons or 44 groups from across the world were to take part in the procession, and four costumes which are protected by UNESCO.
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