Slovenia’s recognition of the state of Palestine has been postponed by at least 30 days, local media reported on Tuesday.
News agency STA reported that the parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday cannot take place because the right-wing opposition has submitted a motion for a national referendum on the recognition of Palestine.
Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Janez Janša justified this move by saying that recognizing Palestine would harm Slovenia’s interests.
Prime Minister Robert Golob’s coalition, which supports the initiative, has a stable majority in parliament and can theoretically reject the request for a referendum.
However, it cannot legally do this for at least 30 days.
On May 28, Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized Palestine, a move strongly condemned by Israel as an obstacle that needed to be broken in the region.
