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Žan Mahnič thanked everyone who voted four times in favor at the Sunday referendums. He assessed that the result, despite greater engagement from the left, exceeded the expectations of the right. According to him, the campaign was supported by leftist parties, several dozen NGOs, influencers, unions, RTV Slovenia, and activists, who he claimed received funding from the state budget through calls for proposals, while only right-wing parties participated on the other side. Mahnič noted that the left expected a victory of 70 to 30, but that did not happen. He added that the two referendums won by the left were decided by a few hundred votes. He interpreted the result as confirmation that the direction of the government led by Janez Janša is supported by 50 percent of voters, even though surveys estimated support at around 40 percent, and in some areas considerably more than 50 percent. He assessed the political balance in Slovenia as 50:50 and predicted that in ten years, due to the voting habits of older and younger voters, it could turn in favor of the right. For the upcoming referendum on the intervention law for the development of Slovenia, he called for a joint campaign of advocates for lower taxes and less bureaucracy. He believed that right-wing parties alone would not be able to secure a victory and that artisans, entrepreneurs, retirees, students, healthcare workers, and others affected by the law should be involved. He attributed a stronger mobilization to the opposing side than that seen in the Sunday referendums and assessed that their concerns were not about Slovenia and the citizens' wallets, but rather their own benefits. Mahnič also warned of the possibility that there might be too few representatives of the advocates in the face-offs organized by RTV Slovenia compared to politicians, NGOs, unionists, and influencers on the opposing side. He urged those affected to actively engage in the campaign and asked what they were willing to do for collective success. #Slovenija #politika #referendum (translated)

The National Assembly will address a proposal for a legislative referendum on the intervention law for the development of Slovenia during an extraordinary session, which unions assess as a threat to public services, while some supporters of the law believe that it blocks necessary developmental solutions. #referendum #Slovenija #volitve (translated)

Igor Vovk wrote that because, in his words, the nation is divided 50/50 regarding RTV, the only reasonable solution is for the contribution to remain but become voluntary. It should be paid by those who support it, while others should not. #RTV #Slovenija #javnozdravstvo (translated)

Zala Klopčič wrote that, in her opinion, the portal Oštro censored the publication of the Nova Smer association about the referendum. She claimed that the head of Oštro, Anuška Delić, is the organizer of the political campaign for the same referendum and that she opposed the law late during the debates. She added that Oštro is now censoring the posts of supporters of the law and asked whether this is about a political police. #cenzura #politika #referendum (translated)

Aksel Roze labeled the event related to the Left party as a fraud, described two people derogatorily, and associated them with burdening public finances. He wrote that even the most ardent supporters of the opposing side should have given up on them, and expressed support for the four-time vote in favor. https://t.co/5PxBdaSaOL #politika #Slovenija #predvolitve (translated)

Rok Ravnikar accused RTV Slovenia of not fulfilling its mission of balanced reporting and presenting different views. He wrote that more than which side it supports, he is concerned about the loss of space for the exchange of opinions and confrontation in a democratic republic. He compared two television debates. Last November, during the referendum on euthanasia, he participated in a debate where, according to him, the time was evenly divided between supporters and opponents. There were supposed to be considerably more opponents, so each was given about 45 seconds, while supporters had two minutes each. In a debate about one of the four current referendums, they announced that each participant would get 40 seconds. Ravnikar asked why RTV Slovenia changed the criteria for time distribution, as the same time for each side and the same time for each speaker with a different number of participants would mean a different ratio between the sides. He added that as an active citizen, he expects a response from the journalistic, media, and legal professions. In this context, he cited the stance of Levitsky and Ziblatt from the book *How Democracies Die?*, that changing the rules to one's own benefit and to the detriment of opponents is characteristic of authoritarian regimes. #mediji #demokracija #poročašnje (translated)

Jože Možina wrote that the defense of Makarovič requested the removal of the judge at today's trial and, according to him, further delayed the four-year-long proceedings. He accused the defense of lacking arguments and described its performance as a farce. He also criticized the poet Boris Novak, the nephew of Fric Novak, for allegedly supporting Makarovič and her insults directed at him. Možina believed that a condemnation of hate speech is necessary, as it, in his words, leads to violence. He added that the case also concerns others and called for no tolerance of insults and dehumanization of people due to differing views. In conclusion, he thanked those who understand and support him. #sovražniGovor #pravica #moralnaElita (translated)

More than 2000 words blame how the public @rtvslo does not fulfill its mission of balanced reporting and presenting different views. You cannot make a bigger anti-ad. And it is the least important which side I support - what worries and saddens me the most is that as a democratic republic we are losing the space for exchange and confrontation. Why do you think of the "others" as so stupid? When did the attitude towards the "others" change so much? Yes, I ask you, who prepare the program. I understand, you have your own agenda and your own views, but in a democratic community mutual respect is a fundamental value. Twenty years ago, I worked as a PR person in politics. Even then, we knew who belonged where and which uncle from the background had more influence. But I felt that those of us on the ground, who were in direct contact – journalists, editors, and PR people – respected each other on a professional level. When I participated in a debate last November about the referendum on euthanasia, the time was evenly divided between the "FOR" side and the "AGAINST" side. There were significantly more opponents at that time, so each of us got, if I remember correctly, 45 seconds. Most barely managed to present one thought. On the other side, the supporters had two minutes. There were also some pretty bizarre embarrassments, as some could not come up with enough arguments for a two-minute speech. Last night, I heard an introductory announcement at a debate about one of the four current referendums that each speaker would get 40 seconds. Seriously? So back then equal time for both sides, now equal time for each speaker. These are different criteria, which with a different number of participants also mean a different distribution of time between both sides. Why did you change the criterion? I am just an active citizen, I expect that the journalistic, media, and legal professions will provide their criticism and assessment. "Changing the rules to your advantage and adjusting the conditions to the detriment of opponents is one of the basic characteristics of authoritarian powers." (Levitsky & Ziblatt: How democracies die?) #demokracija #mediji #poročanje (translated)

Lobnik z bizarnimi obtožbami za stvari, ki so na zahodu običajna praksa namerno išče konflikt z vlado, ker smatra, da bo to okrepilo njegov položaj v delu javnosti, ki goji radikalne levičarske in pro-islamistične ideje. Ukinimo zagovornika enakosti, to je izmišljen problem. #politika #javno_mnenje #levica

.@ZanMahnic: ❗️Kako daleč je danes pripravljena iti opozicija, je pokazala poslanka Gibanja Svoboda Tereza Novak z izjavo, da so ljudje na Golem otoku opravljali »družbeno koristno delo«. Ne. Tam je potekalo prisilno delo. Nedostojno. Še posebej od nekoga, ki se predstavlja kot zagovornik človekoljubja, solidarnosti in pomoči ljudem. #človekoljubje #solidarnost #politika

Za zagovornike #privatizacija #zdravstvo in vse vas, ki se s privatizacijo ne strinjate in ste za ureditev razmer v #javnozdravstvo. Kaj se je zgodilo z glorifikacijo privatizacije v Združenem Kraljestvi #UK v #NHS - nacionalni zdravstveni sistem? 📥👇 https://t.co/GgaaIBNmMH #privatizacija #javnozdravstvo #NHS #UK

Ureditev prehrane v slovenskih vrtcih in šolah bo presojana na ustavnem sodišču, saj zagovornik načela enakosti Miha Lobnik opozarja na diskriminacijo otrok, ki avtonomno ne morejo jesti obrokov v skladu s svojimi verskimi prepričanji, kar je v nasprotju z ustavno svobodo vere. #Prehrana #Vrtci #VerskaSvoboda

Zagovornik načela enakosti v Sloveniji je priporočil turistično-gostinski zbornici, naj opozori svoje člane na zakonsko obveznost omogočanja dostopa psom vodnikom in psom pomočnikom oseb z invalidnostmi na vsa javna mesta, kar je bilo sporočeno po incidentu, ko je slepa turistka doživela diskriminacijo v eni izmed ljubljanskih gostiln. #invalidnost #psiVodniki #dostopnost

Zagovornik opozarja, da je pri hranjenju otrok v šolah in vrtcih treba upoštevati tudi njihovo vero, pri čemer raziskava razkriva, da izbirčnost pri prehrani ni le posledica vzgoje, temveč je močno vplivana tudi s strani prehranske industrije. #prehrana #otroci #prehranskaindustrija

Zagovornik načela enakosti Miha Lobnik je na ustavno sodišče vložil zahtevo za oceno ustavnosti, ker meni, da mora šolska in vrtčevska prehrana upoštevati tudi verska prepričanja otrok, saj trenutna ureditev povzroča občutke izključenosti in neenakosti, kar je v nasprotju z ustavo. #Prehrana #Enakost #Vera

Slovenski državni zbor se pripravlja na izvolitev nove zagovornice načela enakosti, Barbaro Zupančič, ki jo je predlagala predsednica republike, medtem ko se razpravljajo o organizacijski integraciji tega položaja z Uradom varuha človekovih pravic. #BarbaraZupančič #zagovornik #enakost