Piše: A. S. (Nova24TV.si)
In a public letter, Luka Mesec accuses the President of the National Assembly, Zoran Stevanović, of sabotaging the extraordinary session and the Black Cube inquiry, even though the session was also sabotaged by his own colleagues from the left‑wing opposition.
In his capacity as President of the National Assembly, Luka Mesec addressed a public letter to Zoran Stevanović regarding parliamentary procedure, even though he had recently threatened him with court action live on television, partly because Stevanović highlighted alleged links between Levica and Fotopub.
Mesec questions the appropriateness and even the legality of the Speaker’s conduct, while conveniently forgetting that during the coalition he was part of, the position was held by Urška Klakočar Zupančič, who at times even wagged her finger at MPs. He reminds Stevanović that he is “first among equals”, yet he never reminded his predecessor of this during her frequent inappropriate behaviour.
What angers Mesec the most is his claim that this week Stevanović and Resni.ca, together with the current coalition, “sabotaged” the extraordinary session at which the opposition wanted to establish an investigative commission on the Black Cube affair and alleged covert financing of political parties. In doing so, he apparently “forgot” that three Svoboda MPs, including Robert Golob, were not present at the session, while the head of the parliamentary group, Borut Sajovic, did not vote. Matjaž Han from the SD was also absent.
The situation became even more tangled when, according to the voting records, Levica MP Tina Brecelj also did not vote, yet Mesec accuses Stevanović of “undemocratically” ignoring warnings that the voting devices were malfunctioning and of concluding the session regardless. Stevanović quickly responded, reminding Mesec that sessions are recorded and published, and released footage showing Mesec signalling to Brecelj not to vote.
Before the vote, Stevanović had twice urged MPs to check their voting devices and even suspended and repeated the vote because another MP claimed their device was not working. “The professional services checked the devices, all were functioning correctly,” Stevanović said, questioning how Mesec could accuse him of blocking an extraordinary session that he himself convened. Stevanović accuses Mesec of dishonesty, while the remaining question is why Mesec would not want his MP to vote for an inquiry that Levica officially supports. Perhaps he is concerned about what else such an inquiry might reveal?
