Modern Centre Party

This follows from a 13-page draft coalition agreement obtained by the STA. The draft was initialled on Monday by Janša's Democrats (SDS), New Slovenia (NSi), Modern Centre Party (SMC) and Pensioners Party (DeSUS), but unofficial information indicates the parties have already signed the agreement.

The centre-left government was formed by Marjan Šarec, a novice in the national political arena, and his LMŠ party with the SocDems, Modern Centre Party (SMC), the Alenka Bratušek Party (SAB) and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) after the relative election winner Janez Janša and his right-wing Democrats (SDS) failed to put together a coalition.

Time is running out for certain laws and in the next two months it will transpire whether the ministers have fulfilled expectations, Igor Zorčič, deputy group leader for the Modern Centre Party (SMC) said on Tuesday.

A resolute no to bringing some policies back under the national umbrella comes from several non-parliamentary parties and lists, with Good State saying "No, we are against nationalist tendencies!". The Greens have a similar view, whereas the Let's Connect list even advocates a common green tax policy.

For the fourth consecutive time, voters showed great support for Zoran Janković, again entrusting him with the management of the City of Ljubljana. He was nominated with 61,287 votes or 60.47% of the votes, enough to be elected in the first round of the local elections.

For the fifth consecutive time, voters showed great support for Zoran Janković, again entrusting him with the management of the City of Ljubljana. He was nominated with 61,287 votes or 60.47% of the votes, enough to be elected in the first round of the local elections.

"If it's possible that I became speaker, it's possible that a certain kind of unexpected coalition could be formed which today might seem like a mission impossible," Tonin said in an interview with the STA.

Slovenian voters cast 2,473 valid general election ballots at diplomatic and consular offices abroad. The largest number of votes, 720, went to the election winner, SDS, while another right-leaning party, New Slovenia (NSi), came second with 438 votes, according to the National Electoral Commission. The left got 260 votes, followed by SD with 244 and the Modern Centre Party (SMC) with 192.

The ruling Modern Centre Party (SMC) would raise the budgetary funds for science to 1% of GDP, but did not specify in what period, whereas the non-parliamentary Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) would also raise them to 1%, but it would do it gradually, by 2022.

Many refer to 2009 as the benchmark year, with the ministry's budget topping EUR 214m, whereas the opposition Democrats (SDS) would be happy with slightly over EUR 178m from 2008.