Janša faces backlash over genocide denial and UN speech
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Prime Minister Janez Janša is facing domestic criticism for a foreign policy shift that has seen him labeled a mouthpiece for Benjamin Netanyahu. The rhetoric at the United Nations has led critics to describe the current political climate as a "Hitler-like era," a sharp departure for a government now accused of genocide denial.
At home, the government is juggling a secret plan for public sector job cuts with a school reform that critics call a front for privatization. The Human Rights Ombudsman has questioned whether every future administration will now insist on appointing its own prosecutors, effectively turning the legal service into a collection of political factions.
The opposition's skepticism has been further fueled by reports that Hungarian bank executives visited the Prime Minister's cabinet shortly after the same bank refused a loan to the public broadcaster, RTV Slovenija. It appears the government's influence is being felt across the budget, the classroom, and the airwaves.