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LMŠ remains at top of Vox Populi poll
LJUBLJANA - The senior coalition Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) remained at the top of the party rankings in the most recent Vox Populi poll released by the public broadcaster RTV Slovenia and the newspaper Dnevnik. The LMŠ polled at 26.2%, while the opposition Democrats (SDS) followed it with 14.2%. While the support for the coalition's top party dropped by 1.8 percentage points (pp), the government's approval rating increased by 0.7 pp compared the month before to 61%.
Lipica rejuvenating herd, 150 famous white horses being sold or given away
LIPICA - The Lipica stud farm, a major Slovenian tourist attraction which was revamped organisationally last year, has now also embarked on an overhaul of its herd. In line with a plan okayed in March by the government, the farm is to sell 56 of its world-famous white Lipizzan horses this year and give away another 95. The sale of the horse is a step almost unseen thus far at the world's oldest continuously operating stud farm.
Supreme Court grants Janša appeal in journalist's defamation lawsuit
LJUBLJANA - The Supreme Court has granted an appeal of opposition Democrats (SDS) head Janez Janša after he was ordered to pay damages to journalist Mojca Šetinc Pašek, one of two journalists he labelled prostitutes in a 2016 tweet, according to the website of the weekly Demokracija. The lawsuit has thus been returned to the first instance court.
Hercog wins WTA Ladies Open Lugano
LUGANO, Switzerland - Tennis player Polona Hercog won the WTA 2019 Ladies Open Lugano. The 28-year-old beat Polish Iga Swiatek 6:3, 3:6 and 6:3. The Maribor native will get USD 43,000 and 280 points for the win, skipping from place 89 to around 65 in the WTA ranking. This was Hercog's third title following two WTA tournament wins in Bastad in 2011 and 2012.
Latvian choir wins international Gallus competition
MARIBOR - The Latvian choir Jazepa vitola Latvijas muzikas akademijas Jauktais Koris was named the winner of the 15th Gallus International Choral Competition. The victory is also a ticket to the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in Hungary next year. The second place of the Gallus competition went to Kup Taldea of Spain, while Akademski pevski zbor Maribor and the Kammerchor der Musikhochschule Mannheim shared the third place.
