Spy Scandal Upends Slovenia's Election Campaign
Source: economist.com
- Slovenia's government accuses Israeli spy firm Black Cube of meddling in the upcoming parliamentary election by meeting opposition leaders.
- Videos exposing alleged corruption in the ruling party were linked to Black Cube's visits to Ljubljana last year.
- The main opposition denies any involvement, calling the claims a distraction from their own revelations.
A scandal erupted when reports surfaced that private Israeli spies from Black Cube visited Slovenia and met with opposition figures ahead of the March 22 parliamentary election. Prime Minister Robert Golob called it a "direct attack" on the nation's sovereignty, shaking up a tight race between his center-left coalition and conservatives led by Janez Janša. This foreign interference claim has dominated the campaign, raising alarms about democracy in a small EU nation.