By: Peter Jančič (Spletni časopis)
both the pro-government Siol.net, where Vesna Vuković helped appoint the editor with a purge right after Robert Golob came to power, and the much more critical Bojan Požar wrote almost simultaneously about Robert Golob’s resignation. Požar, however, points out that there is not yet a majority of Gibanje Svoboda MPs for the removal of the prime minister and his replacement with Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič.
The headline of an article on the pro-government portal Siol.net about the possibility of the prime minister’s resignation, just as he heads for a working visit to the outgoing U.S. President Biden, is as follows: What if Robert Golob resigns?
Headlines in state media are typically a message. On the left, resignations occur when the prime minister is visited by the former head of the communist party and then repeatedly elected president of the republic, Milan Kučan. There have been no official reports in recent days that Kučan visited Golob. However, the situation may have become so tense that instead of a visit, there was a police report filed to the prosecution because of excessive purges in the police, including the dismissal of Tatjana Bobnar. Bojan Požar shared a similar story about how Golob’s position is seriously being undermined, which he published as follows: They would have already replaced him with Boštjančič, although Golobič has reservations, but they are having trouble with the parliamentary group. After Tina, Tina?
I pointed out a week ago in a column on the background of Litijska that Boštjančič could be a solution for the MPs of the Gibanje Svoboda, Levica, and SD parties, who are in no way in favour of early elections because most of them would lose their positions if Golob gives up or is shown the door. I explained why the person most responsible for one of the most foolish government real estate purchases in the country’s history had not been dismissed. The money was hastily given by Klemen Boštjančič, completely disregarding the rules.
What is additionally interesting about the article on Golob’s removal on Golob’s own Siol.net is the identity of the author. The article was written by Gašper Lubej, who was brought in by the new editor-in-chief Mihael Šuštaršič. Šuštaršič is listed on the group of 571 journalist activists against Janša as Šušteršič. Gašper Lubej is also on the list of the 571 activists and is the brother of Uroš Lubej, who, as the head of the party Solidarnost, was illegally financed for a long time by the SD party after their joint electoral run, in which all Solidarnost candidates failed, including Dušan Keber, who has recently been outspoken among Jaša Jenull’s political cyclists.
Rumours and increasingly serious questions about the possibility of Golob’s departure and the potential for early elections are being raised by a multitude of emerging parties. The party of Anže Logar, who after a year of contemplation has decided not to remain hidden in the safe shelter of the SDS, is just one of them.
