DELO
Infrastructure
"Little bridge (un)worthy of minister's attention": The renovation of a small bridge over the Dragonja river attracted Infrastructure Minister Peter Gašperšič and head of the Infrastructure Agency Damir Topolko yesterday, but the much needed new transit road to Croatian Istria, for which plans have been in the making over the last 14 years, was not discussed. (front page, 3)
Italy's new prime minister
"From uncertainty to instability": Italy's anti-establishment parties, the Five Star Movement and the League, which are forming a coalition, yesterday presented their candidate for prime minister: a political unknown, Professor Guiseppe Conte. (front page, 6)
New CIA head
"She will send spies out in the field": Gina Haspel was sworn in as the new CIA head yesterday, promising better functioning of the intelligence agency, more agents in the field and stronger partnerships at home and abroad. (front page, 6)
DNEVNIK
Health
"General practitioners announcing lawsuit against community health centres": GPs of the Praktikum trade union have announced a lawsuit against community health centres over their right to reject additional patients. (front page, 3)
Italy's new prime minister
"Italy: Guiseppe Conte to become new prime minister": After weeks of arguments over who should run Italy's next government, the populist Five Star Movement and the rightist League finally agreed on a third-party solution yesterday by putting forward the 54-year-old lawyer and university professor Guiseppe Conte as prime minister. (front page, 6)
Preparations for 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica
"What needs to be done before the championships": Planica has been selected to host 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships, so the paper looks at how ready Planica and its surrounding towns are for the major task. (front page, 4)
FINANCE
Pre-election promises
"Analysis and calculations of sweet-talking: What pre-election promises really mean?": The paper analyses the financial aspects of pre-election promises of the Democrats (SDS), Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ), SocDems, Modern Centre Party (SMC), Pensioners' Party (DeSUS), New Slovenia (NSi) and the Left. (front page, 2-3)
Fuel prices
"Government cuts excise duties, petrol and diesel prices flat": Thirteen days before the election, the government cut excises duties on fuel to prevent further increase of the record-high fuel prices. (front page, 6)
Pharmacies
"Pharmacy Bitenc loses battle with Ljubljana city for concession": After nine years, the Ljubljana city municipality of Zoran Janković has managed to push pharmacy Lekarna Bitenc out of the market, as its decision on stripping the private pharmacy of concession has become final. (front page, 4-5)
VEČER
Local pre-election debate
"Candidates for Maribor": A pre-election debate held in Maribor last night focussed on topical issues in Maribor and the region, and the future. It featured candidates of the SD, SDS, SMC, DeSUS, NSi, Left and the LMŠ. (front page, 9)
Pollution
"Lead remains in children's blood": The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) is starting a new round of blood tests for three- and nine-year-old children in the Meža Valley, which used to have a lead and zinc mine. (front page, 13)
Debate on double quality standards
"Double quality is fact": Claims that there are no double standards about food quality on the joint European food market are fake news, heard a panel on the new European package of consumers's rights. It is hard to believe that consumers would like their food to contain more additives and poisons, the paper says. (front page, 4)
