A law to ensure journalistic independence and editorial autonomy of national public broadcaster RTV Slovenia has been passed in the National Assembly. However, its governing executives, who were appointed by the previous government, have approached the Constitutional Court for a review

The first round of the election was a setback for the incumbent center-left-liberal coalition government of the Social Democrats, Freedom Movement and Levica, led by Prime Minister Robert Golob

The outgoing right-wing coalition government led by Janez Jansa had faced widespread protests from civil society for its unpopular anti-worker and authoritarian policies