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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)

Marats Kasems criticized the Progressive Party's actions regarding the scandal involving former Riga City Council deputy Mārtiņš Eņģelis. He claimed that the party leadership did not immediately go to the police after reports of the sexual exploitation of a minor girl, citing the girl's request to remain silent about the incident. Kasems suggested that the decision may have been influenced by the upcoming elections, which, according to him, were expected in a few days. Kasems pointed out that before the scandal, the party's public stance on Eņģelis was related to workplace burnout. He also accused the public media LSM of allegedly defending the party and presenting sexual offenses as a tool for political struggle. Kasems wrote that he took this case personally, as he had been an orphan since the age of 11 after his mother's death and had sought help from the municipality. He expressed hope that the law enforcement agencies would continue to review the case. #Progresīvie #bārene #LSM #RīgasDome #StambulasKonvencija #Progresīvie #bārene #RīgasDome (translated)

Jackie claimed that Trump had taken Ukraine's air defense data and accused Europe of cowardly urging Zelensky to further appease Trump. She wrote that her Ukrainian friend's sister and little daughter had died the previous night and wished for Trump and the Russians to burn in hell. #Ukraina #mieraVēstījums #Saruna (translated)

Lucian Mîndruță questioned the value of the strategic partnership with the USA, arguing that MAGA leaders chose to get closer to Russia while commercial vessels were being hit in Romanian territorial waters without a response from allies. He said he feared that Romania could also be abandoned in turn. Mîndruță stated that getting close to the Trump family would have been a way to stay close to Russia without it being obvious. He described it as a form of indirect submission and argued that the Romanian state system aimed to preserve itself, regardless of whom it had to submit to. In his opinion, what ensured the endurance of a country was its moral fiber, not just military capability. #politică #diplomație #relatiiInternaționale (translated)

"Every morning when I come to work, I receive a briefing from the head of the office about where the trucks are, when they entered Jakuševac. This is the first thing that every Croatian prime minister has received in the last 35 years as soon as they arrive in the office. Before coffee and newspapers," said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković yesterday in the Parliament, responding to opposition accusations that the Government should have known what was happening with illegal waste. #Plenković #korupcija #otpad (translated)

Mlinarca wrote that RTV should be intended for everyone, but she labeled it as left-oriented and said that they would not pay for such RTV. As an example, she mentioned hospitals and schools, which according to her are for people regardless of political affiliation, and the church, which anyone can go to. She added that Golob was not expelled from Brezje. https://t.co/v58UjQI7LL #RTV #politika #družba (translated)

Žiga Turk proposed that regarding RTV, the coalition should first adopt a minor amendment that would introduce a conscience objection to paying the fee before making more significant changes to the law. According to his proposal, the fee would be reduced by 75 percent for the contributor if they stated in a justified letter that RTV does not fulfill one or more tasks from the article marked as xxx. #RTV #zakonodaja #mediji (translated)

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, warns that artificial intelligence is insufficiently regulated and that global safety rules should be established to oversee its development and use, which are essential for the protection of humanity. #UmetnaInteligenca #Varnost #Tehnologija (translated)

The ministry calls for a more detailed evaluation of the proposal regarding the exemption of clergy and monks from VAT, pointing to the importance of the church in religious activities and the moral resilience of society; however, the opinions of the Saeima deputies were divided in the discussion, and the ministry asks to postpone these amendments. #VAD #reliģija #pārmaiņas (translated)