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Who’s Who In Janša 4.0 (Part Four)

Welcome to the fourth and final part of the primer on the fourth government of Janez Janša. As promised, it includes the three remaining ministers as well as the Resnica duo currently rampaging in the parliament. It was about fucking time pengovsky finished this write up, because in the mean time shit in Muddy Hollows was happening left, right, and centre. Well mostly right, but still.

The entire complement of Janša 4.0 government meeting president Nataša Pirc Musar. Somewhere in the picture are Polona Rifelj, Mihael Zupančič and Suzana Lep Šimenko. Missing are Zoran Stevanović and Katja Kokot, for obvious reasons. — *Team Janša 4.0 meeting the Prez the other day (source)*

There are two or three referendums lined up. A potential violation of international law. An SDS MEP being kicked out of EPP. Resnica playing even bigger dumm-dumms than they are. And interesting developments in Ljubljana mayoral race. But first, read below or click here for parts one, two and three.

Who’s Who In Janša 4.0 (Part Three)

Welcome to part three of the fourth Janša government primer. Click here for parts one and two. Both readers can be reassured that pengovsky knows he needs to hurry the fuck up. Things just keep piling up, including but not limited to Bibi Netanyahu starting to collect on his black-cubed debt.

Janez Janša and his cabinet in the inaugural government session. — *Janša 4.0 in session (source)*

But before we get there, we’ve still got at least two installments of the series to speed-run through. For this part in the series, pengovsky promised Franci Matoz and a couple of randos, but is it actually a bit heftier than that. So, let’ get going.

Who’s Who In Janša 4.0 (Part Two)

Slovenia celebrates 35 years of independence today. Yay, us! Events were organised, flags were waved and speeches were held. But in a classic case of plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, it was also a night for retribution, vindictiveness and exclusion. Because it’s our turn now. That is to say, their turn. Which is mostly why president Nataša Pirc Musar got booed through a part of her address to the nation during last evening’s main celebration.

Janez Janša and members of his cabinet. — Team Janša 4.0. Again. Because pengovsky couldn’t be bothered to find a copyleft pic from last night (source)

This is also why prime minister Janez Janša trampled on long-established rule of PM and Prez alternating in delivering these things. Instead, he insisted that they both address the nation. Because that’s just how he rolls. Rules for thee, but not for me. Naturally, the far right element had a lot to say about freedom of expression last night. You know, decorum is for pussies, because fuck your feelings. Needless to say they go apeshit if/when situation is reversed. But through all of this, members of Janša’s cabinet politely clapped their hands. So, let’s go and meet some more of them. (And click here for part 1 of the series.)

Who’s Who In Janša 4.0 (Part One)

The fourth government of Janez Janša is nary a month old and already they’ve earned themselves three referendum bids, an ongoing criminal investigation (from the before times) and a brazenly corrupt MP, even though he technically is not on the team.

Who's who of the fourth government. of Janez Janša. In Part One we meet Jernej Vrtovec, Anže Logar, Andrej Šircelj, Tone Kajzer and Janša the man himself. — *Team Janša 4.0 (source)*

But before we deal with all of that – or at least parallel to that – pengovsky feels it is important to get to know the people pretending to call the shots in version 4.0 of the Janša administration. Because obviously nothing will be done without the micromanager-in-chief’s say-so.

Janša 4.0: Grown-ups, Dependents And True Believers

Ten days ago Janez Janša was sworn in as the next prime minister. This made a lot of people in Muddy Hollows really angry and was widely considered to be a bad move. Especially among the dreamers, thinkers, speculative progressives… or, as right-wing pundits would have it, idiots.

Ten days ago Janez Janša was sworn in as the next prime minister. Now he is populating his fourth administration mostly with loyalists and people depending on him for political survival. — *Yup, this is us… (source)*

However, Glorious Leader updating his Twitter bio was only part of the task. A big part, to be sure, but this is one of those nothing-is-done-until-everything-is-done type of things. And since there is no Janša government without people for Janša to, well, govern, the grand finale started on Monday, with would-be ministers testifying in front of various parliamentary committees. Barring any mayor fuck-ups Slovenia will have Marshal Twito’s fourth government by tomorrow evening.

Alt-F4 For Emilija Stojmenova Duh

Originally, this post was to be about PM Robert Golob finally finding a new defence minister. And a new education minister, while he was at it. But while those two will eventually get a mention on this here blog, the story this week is about Emilija Stojmenova Duh, who resigned as minister of digital transformation on Thursday.

Emilija Stojmenova Duh in a Microsoft Windows frame, about to be closed. — *Emilija Stojmenova Duh getting her political window closed*

The embattled digital minister has been on the chopping block for some time, for reasons that were both within and without her purview. And while the Big Bird reiterated that he has the minister’s back, it didn’t take long for him to push her under the proverbial bus. Or, in this case, under a government limousine with flashing blue lights.

Sanjonara Ajanović Hovnik

Welp, that was fast. Last time around pengovsky indicated his belief that the beleaguered (embattled?) minister of public administration will eventually resign. Or at least be dismissed, despite all of her boss’ assurances to the contrary. But even this blogger didn’t think that it would happen this fast. Earlier today, after additional allegations against her came to light, Sanja Ajanović Hovnik tendered her resignation.

Sanja Ajanović Hovnik is no longer the minister of public administration — *Sanja Ajanović Hovnik quit her post (source)*

Either reader will remember that the exact quote was “whoever thinks that Golob can sugar-coat the inevitable departure of Sanja Ajanović Hovnik with a wider cabinet reshuffle should be fired on the spot for incompetence.” And indeed, not only has the minister quit, PM Robert Golob is now left with a giant political turd in his hands. Mostly of his own doing.