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Anže Logar: There will be no second chance

From Delo · () Slovenian

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  • Slovenian Democrats leader Anže Logar said the autumn political agenda would be dominated by referendum campaigns and called local elections the party’s most important vote in the next two years.
  • He said the party would pursue lower taxes, lower business costs, administrative relief, and a more effective fight against corruption.
  • Health Minister Tadej Ostrc outlined plans to improve access to care, reform hospital management and financing, and establish a fund for rare diseases and advanced treatments for children.

Anže Logar says Slovenia’s Democrats face a referendum battle this autumn and cannot afford a second chance. Speaking to party members at Ločica near Polzela, the party leader called the contest “a fight between common sense and political stupidity.”

a fight between common sense and political stupidity

· Anže LogarLogar’s description of the referendum battle expected to dominate the autumn political agenda.

Logar described local elections as the Democrats’ most important elections over the next two years. After entering parliament, he said, the party took responsibility for three government portfolios, a parliamentary group, and the 46th vote that can influence key decisions. “For the next four years, this is our responsibility, opportunity and challenge,” he said. He added that “there will be no second chance.”

He said the first reforms would face parliamentary scrutiny in the second half of the year. The Democrats also plan a package to reduce administrative burdens and improve conditions for business. Logar accused the opposition of seeking to send every law to a referendum because it had lost power. His party, he said, would support lower taxes, lower costs for companies, and a more effective fight against corruption.

For the next four years, this is our responsibility, opportunity and challenge

· Anže LogarHe described the party’s role after entering parliament.

The party plans to prepare candidate lists and programmes in most Slovenian municipalities. Logar urged members to take an active role, saying, “At local elections, people vote for people.” Where the party has no local committees, it will have to establish them. Deputy leader Janez Demšar said local elections should be a competition in concrete action rather than big words.

there will be no second chance

· Anže LogarHe stressed the stakes facing the Democrats.

Logar is also expected to face a test of his support among party members. The Democrats plan a party congress by the end of the year, as well as a youth congress. Health Minister Tadej Ostrc said his priorities include wider access to health services, professional management of state hospitals, changes to health-care financing, a fund for rare diseases and advanced treatments for children, and digital and administrative relief for the health system.

At local elections, people vote for people

· Anže LogarHe emphasized the importance of candidates and local campaigning.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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