What the Papers Say: Monday, May 14, 2018

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Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 14 May 2018, as reported by the STA

DELO

Rail track vote
"Second track act stays, at least for a year": A repeat referendum on the law governing the financing of a new Koper-Divača railway is invalid for a lack of quorum. (front page, page 2)

Israel anniversary
"Israel celebrating while preparing for war": As Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary and Palestinians commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Nakba or the exodus, the US will open their new embassy in Jerusalem. (front page, page 3)

Fuel prices
"Advice on how to refuel as cheap as possible": The paper's team has taken a road trip from Ljubljana to the coast and across the border to Italy and Austria to check on fuel prices and find out about the tricks that make refuelling cheaper. (front page, page 3)

DNEVNIK

Rail track vote
"Even worse turnout, this time more against - but path for Cerar's flagship law is clear": A repeat referendum for the Koper-Divača railway track law saw the third lowest ever turnout since independence and is invalid. (front page, page 2)

Vox Populi poll
"Respondents find Janša and Šarec best suited to be PM": Respondents in the latest Vox Populi poll commissioned by the paper have picked opposition leader Janez Janša and Kamnik Mayor Marjan Šarec as the most suitable to be the next prime minister; each was selected by 18.3% of those questioned. (front page, page 2)

FINANCE

Gorenje takeover
"Who will be to blame if the state does not make money? What will happen with jobs?": The paper wonders what, apart from the price, tipped the scales in favour of Hisense as the best bidder for Gorenje, considering that negotiations on protection of workers are still under way, while the state-run shareholder KAD ended up with nothing. (front page, pages 2, 3)

Law firms
"Which law firms skimmed off most from state": The paper looks at the performance of the country's top law firms and how much money they made from state contracts. The top performer was Rojs, Peljhan & Partners, which made EUR 3m in profit on EUR 7.68m in revenue last year. (front page, pages 4, 5)

Austria anti-dumping law
"Austria should relax restrictions on Slovenian companies": The EU advocate general is of an opinion that Austria's anti-dumping legislation contravenes EU law. (front page, page 8)

VEČER

Rail track vote
"Cerar declares victory": A repeat referendum for the Koper-Divača railway track law ended in a tight result but not enough voters turned out to repeal the law. (front page, page 2)

Election campaign debates
"Politicians would flunk at debate tournaments": Candidates for the general election would not do well at debate tournaments at which primary and secondary school students excel. (front page, page 3)

Football
"Purples from top to eternal derby": Maribor took the lead of the Premier Football League, after defeating Krško 2:1 in the 33rd round while their rivals Ljubljana tied with Ankaran. (front page, pages 16-18)

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