Slovenia's Polls: Liberal vs. Populist

0:00It's March 22nd, you're listening to Global News Today, AI-powered coverage from around the world, on Cori with the story. Borders in Slovenia went to the polls Sunday for a close parliamentary election between Prime Minister Robert Galav's Liberal Freedom Movement and the Bung. Right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party, led by Jeanez Jonsa. The outcome could shift the small European Union nation, either toward its current liberal path or right-ward populism, with polls showing the top two. Borders neck, and neck, and no clear majority expected in the 90-seat parliament. The campaign heated up with claims of foreign interference, including secret video recordings alleging government corruption that surfaced to. Influence voters. Investigators found that representatives from the private Israeli firm, Black Cube, visited Slovenia several times recently, including near Jonsa's. Party headquarters in Lubliana. Jonsa admitted contacts with the firm, but denied any wrongdoing. Slovenian voters remained deeply divided, as they've been for years, with smaller parties

1:03likely to play a deciding role. Experts note the clash reflects broader global divides, and a Jansa win could boost populist forces across the 27-member EU block. Wow. Golov's group has pushed pro-EU liberal policies. Golov's two-year-old government, once a fresh star after his energy executive background, has faced criticism over healthcare issues, tax changes, and internal shakeups. Jonsa, a former three-time Prime Minister and ally of figures like Hungary's Viktor Orban, accuses the current leadership of corruption and vows to, reclaim control. Authorities continue probing the interference claims, and Golov has called for an EU-wide look to safeguard future elections. With Slovenia's history of swing between left and right since joining the EU in NATO in 2004, all eyes stay on how this. Two million-person nations' choice ripples outward.