It’s been a while since pengovsky last posted and a lot of things have happened during that time. First and foremost, coalition of Janez Janša is basically no more. While officially Gregor Virant‘s Citizens’ List is still the only party to have crossed the aisle, DeSUS of Karl Erjavec and SLS of Radovan Žerjav have … Continue reading Come See Us, Janez!
In wee hours of Monday morning (or was it Sunday night) a group of merry Britons wandered around Ljubljana and apparently tried to indulge in age-old tradition of British tourists to bathe in the river Ljubljanica. According to POP TV one particularly adventurous 29-year-old leaped across the railing, misjudged his aim and landed on the … Continue reading Briton Aims for River, Lands on Concrete
Franc Pukšič, the infamous mayor of Destrnik municipality and MP for Janez Janša’s SDS quit the party and switched over to Radovan Žerjav’s centre-right Slovenian People’s Party (SLS). Regardless of the fact that Pukšič is one of the more annoying appendages of Slovenian parliament (a fact which is not helped by his thick Štajerska drawl) … Continue reading Defection
… take Urška Bačovnik to be your lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part? He did. (source: POP TV, 24ur.com) Former PM and current leader of the … Continue reading Do You, Janez Janša…
A day later than planned originally (the arrest of Radovan Karadžić is rather more important, no?), we can have a look at a new poll by Ninamedia, ran by POP TV on Sunday last. No big surpises, opposition Social democrats still hold a small lead that, with PM Janša’s SDS coming in close second, while … Continue reading Flat Is The New Up