By: C. R.
Prime Minister Robert Golob has convened a session of the National Security Council (SNAV) for Thursday. Before the elections, he refused to call it because he would have had to invite representatives of the opposition. This also allowed Vojko Volk, the state secretary in Golob’s office, to successfully mislead the public regarding the Israeli intelligence officers, while the director of the intelligence agency SOVA, Joško Kadivnik, did not appear in public.
Prime Minister Robert Golob has invited President of the Republic Nataša Pirc Musar and representatives of the parties elected to the National Assembly to the session of the National Security Council (SNAV). According to the Government Communication Office (Ukom), they will discuss global crisis situations, energy security, and foreign influences on elections in Slovenia.
In addition to the president of the republic, the prime minister invited SDS president Janez Janša, NSi leader Jernej Vrtovec as the representative of the NSi, SLS, and Fokus list, SD president Matjaž Han, Democrats president Anže Logar, Levica co‑coordinator Luka Mesec as the representative of Levica and Vesna, and the president of the Resni.ca party Zoran Stevanović, according to the statement from Ukom.
Golob announced in the final week before the elections that he would convene a SNAV session to address foreign influences on elections in Slovenia, after the final phase of the campaign was marked by the anonymous publication of recordings and information from the Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) about a visit by representatives of the foreign intelligence service Black Cube to the SDS headquarters. During his appearance on POP TV’s 24ur zvečer today, SDS leader Janša confirmed that he would attend the session “with pleasure.”
Events in recent days in Slovenia have also been marked by fuel shortages at petrol stations and uncertainty caused by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The opposition has been critical of the government’s measures in addressing the situation in the country, and on Saturday Janša also accused the government on X of failing to convene SNAV on this topic.
According to the decree, the National Security Council consists of the prime minister, who chairs it, as well as the ministers of defence, the interior, foreign affairs, and infrastructure, and the director of SOVA. When national security issues require coordinated action, the SNAV chair also invites the president of the republic, the president of the National Assembly, a representative of the largest opposition party, heads of other state bodies, and representatives of other organisations.
