Slovenian Govt Falls in No-Confidence Vote - Wednesday Feb 27,2013

Slovenian Parliament voted to oust conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa, after smaller parties left his coalition.

The government of Slovenia, beset by economic turmoil and allegations of corruption, has fallen

Janez Jansa was accused by the anti-corruption watchdog in January of tax irregularities and has been struggling to implement austerity measures to combat the country's financial crisis.

The Slovenian parliament ousted PM Janez Janša government after a no-confidence vote on Wednesday Feb 27,2013 and supported Alenka Bratušek for new PM-designate

55 MPs voted for the dismissal of the government while 30 were against

MPs asked Opposition Leader Alenka Bratusek to form a new government.She will become the first woman to lead Slovenia since its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

The new PM-designate has two weeks to form the cabinet that parliament will have to support.If she fails to secure coalition partners, President Borut Pahor could call early elections

Slovenian Coalition Govt loses Majority as Civic List quits

 A junior partner in Slovenia's ruling coalition has quit, depriving the government of its parliamentary majority.Civic List leader Gregor Virant said it was pulling out after Prime Minister Janez Jansa refused to resign over a corruption scandal.

The crisis comes as tens of thousands of public sector workers join a strike.The strike includes a rally by several thousand people in the centre of the capital, Ljubljana.Teachers, university lecturers, doctors and other state employees are protesting against austerity measures including a 5% wage cut.

JanezJansa insists that the measures are necessary to restore public finances damaged by the eurozone crisis.