Slovenia's lawmakers on Wednesday approved former business executive Robert Golob as prime minister-designate after his newcomer party won a national election last month, paving the way for the formation of a new government next week.
Fifty-four MPs in a secret vote endorsed Golob, a former executive of a state-owned energy company that launched green energy projects, who earlier this year became the leader of the centre environmentalist Freedom Movement party that was formed last year. Thirty deputies voted against.
