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Slovenia s health minister steps down amid virus pandemic
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LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), December 18 (SeeNews) - Slovenian health minister Tomaz Gantar resigned on Friday, a day after his Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) voted to leave the government coalition over political disagreements, local media reported.
Gantar filed his resignation in line with Thursday s decision of the DeSUS party bodies to exit the coalition and taking into account the party s statutes, public broadcaster RTV Slovenija quoted Gantar as saying in his letter of resignation submitted to prime minister Janez Jansa.
Jansa informed the parliament of the resignation and asked the lawmakers to consider it in an urgent manner. In the meantime, Jansa will fulfil the duties of health minister.
Slovenia s health minister steps down amid virus pandemic
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 8:45 am EDT
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia Slovenia’s health minister resigned Friday after his party left the country’s ruling centre-right coalition, a blow to Prime Minister Janez Jansa during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tomaz Gantar said he was stepping down after his Democratic Party of Pensioners, or DESUS, announced it was pulling out of the coalition government in protest of Jansa’s populist policies.
The prime minister has faced accusations of pressuring the media and curbing criticism in the traditionally liberal European Union nation. He has denied the accusations.