RTVSLO: Alenka Bratušek will step down on Monday

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(RTVSLO) After the meeting of the coalition partners, Slovenia's Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek said she would step down on Monday and expressed hope that new elections would be held as soon as possible.

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http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/alenka-bratusek-will-step-down-on-monday/335973

EUobserver: Arms deals and bribes: The downfall of Slovenia's former PM

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(EUobserver) LJUBLJANA - Former Slovene prime minister Janez Jansa was sentenced on Monday (28 April) to two years in prison over a high-profile scandal involving defence contracts and bribery.

The decision by the Higher Court in Ljubljana, which upholds an earlier ruling by a district court, is expected to be followed within weeks by a call for Jansa to start his custodial sentence.

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http://euobserver.com/investigations/123961