By: Celjski glasnik, C. R.
How the ruling authorities operate with crossed fingers behind their backs is clearly shown by the situation in Dolenjska, which, despite the emphatic promises of the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic, remains unresolved.
It is hardly surprising that the President of the Republic places more faith in promises than in actions, and that she is more concerned with words than with deeds. In the wake of recent events, she focused more on the tone of public discourse than on the seizure of weapons and the need for oversight.
We are witnessing a situation where Nataša Pirc Musar seems more troubled by the level of communication than by the shootings in certain Roma settlements. Because of these positions, residents of Dolenjska are genuinely asking whether the current government will ever provide the safety and peace they long for. Even former police chief Dr Anton Olaj has warned that the President’s actions are heading in the wrong direction. He stated:
“The feeling that the consequences of a crime are being downplayed to protect the ruling radical left-wing politics is morally impossible to internalise and only fuels doubts about the functioning of the rule of law.” He added: “We must seriously ask ourselves whether freedom of expression and the right to safety still apply in Slovenia as fundamental pillars of the constitutional order.”
The President of the Republic still refuses to acknowledge that the problem lies not with ordinary citizens, but with the politics of the current government, hence the ongoing Roma issue. She could not resist her “tradition” of shifting blame and responsibility, even during the emergency session of the National Assembly she convened. There, she told assembled MPs and the public that we are all responsible for the situation in Dolenjska.
Her statements were quickly picked up by some media outlets, which echoed her message that blame lies with everyone and that we must all now seek solutions. But Professor Dr Žiga Turk pointed out that the President missed the point entirely, explaining that they are the ones who failed, not those who have consistently warned about the problems.
Tomaž Štih was also critical of Pirc Musar’s remarks, writing: “None of us who have consistently opposed the bankrupt leftist ideology have failed. The President has failed, and so has her leftist clique.”