Klemen Grošelj on Nato Exit: "a Mature Politician Would Not Even Come Out with Such a Proposal"
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Following Svoboda's announcement that it would propose a consultative referendum on NATO, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Robert Golob will meet with constitutional lawyers, the coalition, and the presidents of parliamentary parties this week. The coalition claims that relations are solid.
Svoboda will submit a proposal for a consultative referendum on Slovenia's NATO membership this week, and the President of the Republic is already arranging an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister.
A new dynamic is being introduced into politics by the referendum on NATO membership, where the SDS and the Freedom Movement will defend remaining in the alliance, while the Left and the SD will advocate leaving.
Golob's proposal for a consultative vote on remaining in NATO is intended to dispel doubts about the will of the citizens, but it has sparked a wave of criticism and concerns about security risks.
The Slovenian government is trying to stifle resistance to the new NATO norm by playing a high-stakes game. It wants to ask the population whether Slovenia should remain in NATO or not.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob has announced that the government will hold a consultative referendum on Slovenians' willingness to spend more on armaments within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in response to a surprise defeat in parliament, where lawmakers on Friday approved a proposal to hold a referendum on increasing defense spending, Euractiv reports.
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