|
 She also urged lawmakers not to nominate a new prime
minister-designate who would try to form a new government, in an
attempt to increase the chances of an election being held quickly.
Bratusek said earlier this week she wanted to see elections held
before the summer, if possible, following her defeat by Ljubljana
mayor Zoran Jankovic in a contest for the leadership of the
Pozitivna Slovenija party last weekend.
"I call upon all the deputies to give up their right to propose a
new prime minister-designate, so that we hold elections as soon as
possible," Bratusek said on Saturday after a meeting of the
centre-left coalition partners comprising her cabinet. "There is no reason to panic as we have stabilized public finances,"
she told reporters.
Bratusek's policies helped stave off the need for an international
bailout last year, when the budget deficit soared to 14.7 percent
and the state injected 3.3 billion euros ($4.6 billion) of its own
funds into troubled local banks.
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One of the government's main tasks now is to cut the budget deficit
to 4.2 percent of gross domestic product this year, in line with EU
demands.
However, analysts warn the current political crisis could slow the
pace of reforms.
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(Reporting by Almir Demirovic; Writing by Igor Ilic in Zagreb;
Editing by Pravin Char)
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