Slovenia goes to polls in election marked by claims of anti-Romany rhetoric https://ift.tt/Sf0YmWK Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent Centre-left Robert Golob and rightwing populist Janez Janša are frontrunners in contest after polarised campaign Campaigners in Slovenia warned of a surge in anti-Romany rhetoric as the country headed to the polls on Sunday, leaving many bracing for the outcome of a vote that has become, in part, a referendum on how the country treats its most marginalised. In Sunday’s vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, faced off against the rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Janša. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/bLAe49F March 23, 2026 at 12:26AM

Centre-left Robert Golob and rightwing populist Janez Janša are frontrunners in contest after polarised campaign

Campaigners in Slovenia warned of a surge in anti-Romany rhetoric as the country headed to the polls on Sunday, leaving many bracing for the outcome of a vote that has become, in part, a referendum on how the country treats its most marginalised.

In Sunday’s vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, faced off against the rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Janša.

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