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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Slovenia goes to polls in election marked by claims of anti-Romany rhetoric

Robert Golob and Janez Janša stand next to each other in a TV studio
Robert Golob (left) and Janez Janša take part in a televised debate on Friday. Photograph: Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images

Campaigners in Slovenia warned of a surge in anti-Romany rhetoric as the country headed to the polls on Sunday, leaving many bracing for the outcome of a vote that has become, in part, a referendum on how the country treats its most marginalised.

In Sunday’s vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, faced off against the rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Janša.

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