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The focus of Europe and the wider world will be on France this weekend as it chooses its leader for the next five years. At the same time, polling stations will open in Slovenia, which will conclude that it seems to have been a close and controversial match.
After the elections this Sunday, April 24, Janez Janša is running for the extension of his term.
He is described in various media as a “right-winger”, a “populist” and even a European “mini-Trump”.
The leader sparked a special controversy late last year when he claimed there were hundreds of “Soros puppets” in the European Parliament, citing Hungarian-American financier George Soros, who is often the subject of conspiracy theories about his fund management. Soros.
POLITICO described the tweet as an “anti-Semitic overtone”.
Dutch MEP Malik Azmani also criticized him in a Twitter post at the time for impressing him with what he described as a “shy, anti-Semitic troop”.
Ever since he became embroiled in such accusations, Janša seems to have taken advantage of the confirmation from Brussels leaders that he had increased his position at home before the elections this week.
One of the important personalities he cites in a document of his election campaign sent to Slovenian voters is the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen.
Along with the happy pictures, von der Leyen thanked “you, dear Janez, for the excellent cooperation during your presidency”.
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Janša hopes that he will still be in power after the end of the election day, despite, perhaps because of his past comments, as well as the suspicious praise of European chefs.
The race, however, was as close as he initially expected.
POLITICO polls show that the gap between his Slovene Democratic Party (Slovene Democratic Party) and the relatively new Freedom Movement has narrowed in recent weeks.
While the year started with 18 points between the parties, there is now only one point between them, Janša has 24 percent and his opponent 23.
Meanwhile, perhaps the most decisive moment of the French presidential election will take place tonight, April 20, when Macron and Marine Le Pen will face off in a second televised debate.
Also, the election here is closer to what the candidates last ran in the 2017 election, and experts believe the winner could have made it clear if one of the two had fared particularly well in the live debate.