Slovenian electoral loser Janša claims that Golob is anti-European, pro-Russian
STAApril 26, 2022 – Prime Minister Janez Janša claimed in a series of Twitter posts on Tuesday that Robert Golob, who was defeated by his Free Movement in Sunday’s general election, was pro-Russian as he responded to foreign media coverage of the election. .
“Did you really call these pro-Russian guys ‘liberals’? Check your sources, please,” Janša tweeted this afternoon, citing a number of foreign media outlets, including The New York Times, Reuters and Fox News.
He described the Free Party, described by the foreign media as central and liberal, as “pro-Russian” and backed up his claims with alleged pro-Russian views of party supporters, whom he said had an “anti-European, pro-Russian background”. .
It was a photo of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic supporting Golob, who received an award from Putin years ago, and a statement by Marta Kos, vice-president of the Freedom Movement, in an interview on March 20 that it was in Slovenia’s interest to have normal relations with Russia.
The activity on Twitter comes after Jansa posted similar views on election day, when he responded to a tweet from the European People’s Party (EPP), which caused outrage when she said she was “concerned about Russia’s possible interference in Slovenia’s elections, which is clearly the result of Slovenia’s strong and unequivocal support for Ukraine. “
The EPP did not further clarify its position.
On Sunday, Janša thanked the EPP, noting that “strong politicians with Putin’s medals are trying to push Slovenia back into Russia’s sphere of influence”.
He said that in Slovenia there was “a strong pro-Russian network with exceptional media, financial and political power. This network establishes a new political party before each election. This time it is called the Movement for Freedom”.
A few hours after Sunday’s closing of the polls, Janša congratulated Golob on his victory and said that the SDS was always ready to cooperate with political actors for the common good of Slovenia.