<span style="color: #222222;">In Slovenia, political newcomer liberal Robert Golob has defeated three-time prime minister, populist conservative Janez Jan'a, in a country split by bitter political divisions over the rule of law.  After counting of over 97 percent of the ballots, state election authorities yesterday said that the Freedom Movement won nearly 34 percent of the votes, compared to around 24 percent for the governing conservative Slovenian Democratic Party. </span><br />''<br />''Trailing behind the top two contenders were the New Slovenia party with 7 percent,  followed by the Social Democrats with more than 6 percent and the Left party with just four percent.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The results mean that the Freedom Movement, a newcomer in the election, appears set to form the next government in a coalition with smaller leftist groups. The party leader addressed supporters via a video message from his home because he has COVID-19. Robert Golob told the cheering crowd at the party headquarters that Monday is a new day and serious work lies ahead. </span><br />