Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Monday, December 3, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Local elections
"Who will get Koper?": It is still not clear who has won the mayoral run-off in Koper between incumbent Mayor Boris Popovič and radio host Aleš Bržan, the hottest race of this year's local elections. (front page, 2-4)
Merry Day of Culture
"Culture opens doors and windows": Slovenians are invited today to visit museums, galleries, theatres and concerts free of charge as Slovenia celebrates the birthday of its greatest poet France Prešeren (1800-1849). (front page, 22)
DNEVNIK
Local elections
"Everything clear around Slovenia, uncertainty in Koper": The municipalities of Maribor, Kranj and Kamnik will get new mayors after Sunday's mayoral run-offs. The votes sent by mail for the mayor of Koper, which will be counted today, will meanwhile decide the tight race between incumbent Mayor Boris Popovič and radio host Aleš Bržan. (front page, 2-5)
FINANCE
Jobs
"Who will get a job easiest in 2019?": In a survey conducted by the Employment Service, employers in Slovenia have announced 35,500 new jobs in the first half of 2019, which is 14% more than in the second half of this year. (front page, 14-15)
NLB bank
"Profit in nine months lower than last year. Will NLB Vita need to be sold?": The NLB bank posted EUR 158.3m in net profit in the first nine months of the year, with insurer NLB Vita, in which the bank holds a 50% stake, adding EUR 5.8m in net profit. (front page, 4-5)
Economy
"State spends, people do not!": Slovenia's GDP in the third quarter of the year was up 5% compared to the same period last year, but for the first time since Slovenia exited the economic crisis, household expenditure did not increase. (front page, 2-3)
VEČER
Local elections
"He is promising a different Maribor": Maribor has a new mayor, as businessman Saša Arsenovič defeated former Mayor Franc Kangler in Sunday's run-off with 58% of the vote. (front page, 2-3)
Local elections
"New ones at the top": Ptuj and Slovenj Gradec have new mayors in Nuška Grašek and Tilen Klugler, with the former being the only woman at the helm of an urban municipality. She defeated the former Mayor Štefan Čelan in Sunday's run-off in Ptuj. (front page, 4-5)
