Yet Another Conservative EU Nation 

          Joining a growing list of European nations, the parliament of Slovenia has confirmed conservative Janez Jansa as prime minister.  Jansa’s five party coalition holds 50 of 90 seats in parliament, putting the center right majority in the country on solid footing.  Echoing familiar calls throughout the world, Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party has promised to cut taxes, raise the retirement age, reduce government regulations, balance the budget and reduce the deficit.  One of their first challenges will be to ease the credit crunch and restore the country’s credit rating.  Slovenia now joins a number of other nations in Europe with conservative governments, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden.