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Former PM Pahor wins Slovenia presidency with 67 percent of vote
(2 Dec 2012)
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1. Various of President elect, Slovenia's former prime minister Borut Pahor, arriving at his party headquarters and greeting supporters
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2. Various of journalists in election centre watching screens
3. Wide of journalist doing piece to camera
4. Pan across outgoing Slovenian president Danilo Turk arriving at news conference
5. Cutaway of media
6. SOUNDBITE: (Slovenian) Danilo Turk, outgoing Slovenian president:
I would like to congratulate my opponent for excellent campaign conduct. I wish him a lot of success in his work. This work will not be easy, but I'm sure that he will do it in the most honourable manner.
7. Cutaway of news conference
8. Mid of Turk shaking hands with Pahor
9. Wide of journalists watching screen
10. Tracking shot of Pahor walking up to podium with spouse Tanja Pecar for news conference, applause
11. Wide of news conference
12. SOUNDBITE: (Slovenian) Borut Pahor, newly elected President of Slovenia:
There is no doubt, my dear Slovenes, that we will overcome this crisis together as one. We will have self-confidence once again, which we used to have when we created our country. We were among the shining stars of Europe. We were there because we were able to solve the crisis then on our own. And we will stay there. That Slovenian star will shine in the sky again, and it will be a lightened orientation for future generations to come.
13. Zoom in on Pahor waving as he leaves news conference, applause
14. Mid of media
15. SOUNDBITE: (Slovenian) Janez Jansa, Slovenian Prime Minister:
(comments on demonstrations and demands that he and his government resign)
It is very easy if you want that in Slovenia. It only takes 10 signatures and an application and you start the process to remove the government and to remove its prime minister. That's how you can get a new government, and this happened before.
16. Various of Jansa with officials
STORYLINE
Former Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor won the country's presidential election on Sunday, calling for unity in the tiny EU nation where discontent has been mounting with government budget cuts and other austerity measures designed to avoid a bailout.
Pahor won 67.44 percent of the vote compared to 32.56 for his rival, incumbent Danilo Turk, according to the State Electoral Commission, after nearly all votes were counted.
Final results are expected later in the week.
Although the presidency is mostly a ceremonial post, the elected leader will play an important role as the country faces painful economic reforms.
Slovenia now needs trust, respect and tolerance, the 49-year-old left-leaning Pahor said.
He urged an agreement between Slovenia's bitterly divided political groups, saying that we will overcome this crisis together as one.
We were among the shining stars of Europe. We were there because we were able to solve the crisis then on our own. And we will stay there. That Slovenian star will shine in the sky again, and it will be a lightened orientation for future generations to come, said Pahor.
Sunday's vote came just days after anti-austerity protests in the capital Ljubljana erupted into clashes that left 15 people injured, triggering fears the normally placid Alpine nation of 2 (m) million was heading into instability.
Slovenia, once an economic star among EU newcomers when it joined in 2004, has faced one of the worst recessions of the 17-nation eurozone.
Its economy has shrunk more than 8 percent since 2009 and continues to decline, resulting in a sharp drop in living standards and a surge in unemployment, which now stands at about 12 percent.
But Jansa's reforms have somewhat been stalled because of the political divisions.
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