Slovenia's President Faces Impeachment Threat Over Dual-Citizen Passenger

Former Constitutional Court President Peter Jambrek is preparing to file for the impeachment of Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar, citing concerns over her dual citizenship passenger during a recent car accident.

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The accident had occurred on Friday afternoon when Pirc Musar was on her way to a cycling event. After a rear-end collision in a highway tunnel, her station wagon crashed into the tunnel wall, causing Pirc Musar to suffer a broken collarbone. One friend was seriously injured, and both were not wearing seatbelts.

The incident occurred when Pirc Musar was traveling to a cycling event. Her service car was involved in a rear-end collision in a tunnel, causing it to hit the tunnel wall. Pirc Musar sustained a broken collarbone, and one of her two passengers was seriously injured. Both were not wearing seatbelts, which Pirc Musar acknowledged as her "biggest mistake."

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The disregard for the seatbelt requirement was her 'biggest mistake.'

However, the more politically sensitive issue involves one of the passengers, who is reportedly a dual Russian-Slovenian citizen. Jambrek considers it constitutionally problematic for the Slovenian president to maintain a friendly relationship with a citizen of a state accused of gross violations of international law, arguing that Pirc Musar is jeopardizing the constitutional standing of the head of state.

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For Jambrek, it is constitutionally problematic that the Slovenian president maintains a friendly relationship with the citizen of a state that is guilty of blatant violations of international law. Pirc Musar is thus endangering the constitutional position of the head of state.

The President's office has dismissed these accusations as unfounded, stating that the woman in question was naturalized ten years ago. Questions have arisen because Pirc Musar's friend was not required to relinquish her Russian citizenship at the time of naturalization. Former Justice Minister Rajko Pirnat pointed out that dual citizenship in Slovenia is generally "impossible" unless approved by the government for national interest reasons. Pirnat emphasized the need to understand the national interest behind the dual citizenship and called for Pirc Musar to disclose all circumstances of her relationship with the woman, stating she cannot hide behind personal friendship when dealing with a citizen of a country considered an aggressor in Ukraine.

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A dual citizenship is only possible if the government decides this for reasons of national interest. 'We must find out what the national interest was at the time for the dual citizenship,' demanded Pirnat. Pirc Musar must disclose 'all circumstances' of her relationship with this woman. 'She cannot hide behind a personal friendship. It concerns the citizen of a country that is the aggressor in Ukraine and against which we have imposed sanctions together with the European Union.'