Once a hug and a song of praise to the "senior manager", today criticism and complaint

Former President of the National Assembly, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, has posted a detailed message on Facebook accusing someone of manipulating people for personal gain, exploiting them while they were useful, and discarding them once they were no longer beneficial. She accompanied her post with an AI-generated image of a blonde woman and a man dressed in a style reminiscent of former Prime Minister Robert Golob. While she did not explicitly name anyone, the message clearly targets an individual. In her characteristic style, Klakočar Zupančič wrote at length, aiming to evoke negative emotions among readers towards the person she addressed. It is worth noting that she had previously acted as a loyal supporter of Golob throughout his entire term, despite numerous allegations against him regarding his conduct. “I was deeply saddened today upon realizing that some individuals in a certain community have become annoying simply because they thought with their own heads. I will never forget the words that were directed at me by the person who had to leave first: ‘You will experience the same thing when you no longer serve.’ And she was right,” she began. “People should not be manipulated, exploited for one’s own purposes, and discarded once they are no longer useful. People are not tools for one-time use, loyalty is not an inherent right of the stronger, and human dignity is not dependent on how much one still serves others. Those who elevate people while they serve them and discard them once they cease to be useful do not demonstrate strength, but reveal their character. And sooner or later, everyone who believes they can treat people like pieces on a chessboard will face reality: you can throw people over your shoulder, but you cannot erase the way you treated them,” she continued. Interestingly, she has never responded to Golob’s alleged “throwing of people over his shoulder.” Recall that Golob has already thrown several people over his shoulder, including Tatjana Bobnar and Danijel Bešič Loredan (July 2023 saw Golob himself placing a written resignation letter on the table due to “different views” on public health). He also reportedly removed other ministers such as Uroš Brežan and Irena Šinko. Meanwhile, Klakočar Zupančič remained silent or publicly supported Golob throughout his entire term as his loyal ally and president of the National Assembly. Her post is just another element in the growing rift between two former close collaborators within the Freedom Movement. Klakočar Zupančič left the party in April 2026, although tensions between them had intensified earlier. In October 2023, she resigned from the position of vice-president of the party, and later there was also a story about a possible candidacy for the presidency of the Freedom Movement, which was subsequently withdrawn. In September, during the show Marcel, when asked about the difference between Anton Rop and Robert Golob, she replied, “Dr. Anton Rop treats people respectfully and does not throw them over his shoulder.” Meanwhile, Klakočar Zupančič has connected with former Prime Minister Anton Rop in the new party Ljubljana We Are All, through which they are running in the local elections in Ljubljana. Lawyer Boštjan Penko filed a criminal complaint against former Prime Minister Robert Golob on behalf of orthopedist Gregor Kavčič at the district court in Ljubljana in February. Kavčič accuses Golob of spreading falsehoods and lies during the first pre-election debate on Television Slovenia. Judge Mojca Kocjančič signed the notice of initiation of the criminal proceedings. The National Assembly received notification of the initiation of criminal proceedings against MP and leader of the Freedom Movement Robert Golob. A criminal proceeding was initiated against him, specifically in the private complaint by Gregor Kavčič, an orthopedist who was dismissed from the Novo Mesto hospital. The dismissed doctor settled with the hospital in Novo Mesto. Under the notice of initiation of the criminal proceedings against the opposition MP, Judge Mojca Kocjančič signed. This is a highly experienced judge who receives an unusual number of cases related to Zoran Janković. We have written about this here. Judge Kocjančič sent the notice to the National Assembly in accordance with Article 204.a of the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, which states: "In the case where a member of parliament has been arrested or a criminal procedure has been initiated against him for an offense for which imprisonment exceeding five years is prescribed, the competent state authority shall immediately send a notice of arrest or initiation of the criminal procedure to the president of the National Assembly. The competent state authority sends a notice of initiation of the criminal procedure to the president of the National Assembly even if the MP did not invoke immunity." This is the second notice regarding Golob's criminal case in the National Assembly. Last month, MPs decided on his parliamentary immunity during an extraordinary session and did not recognize it; it relates to the alleged involvement in the work of the police or the "Bobnar case." For the decision that immunity would not be recognized and that the criminal procedure could begin, 75 MPs voted, and none opposed. Golob did not invoke immunity and even voted for the decision that it would not be recognized, stating he "wants the allegations of the crime of giving gifts for illegal mediation to be proven as unfounded before the competent court." The specialized state prosecution (SDT) recalled that last year in October submitted a request for judicial investigation to the Ljubljana district court. Since Golob was later elected as an MP, the court requested permission from the National Assembly. That is also the case this time. In this criminal case, Golob's lawyer Stojan Zdolšek submitted a motion, which the court panel rejected. Both parties received notice that the main hearing is scheduled for December 18. Complaint for defamation Recall that lawyer Boštjan Penko filed a private criminal complaint against then-Prime Minister Robert Golob at the district court in Ljubljana in February on behalf of orthopedist Gregor Kavčič for defamation. Kavčič accuses Golob of having spoken falsely and untruthfully about him during the first pre-election debate on Television Slovenia. Golob stated on February 19 in the pre-election debate about Gregor Kavčič and his work at the Novo Mesto hospital, among other things, "In Novo Mesto we had one case where the head of the department had a private clinic and transported his patients there." He continued, saying that there were 1277 people waiting in the queue, after cleaning the list there were 588, and half of them were unnecessarily waiting in the queue. What does the complaint say? In the private criminal complaint, it is stated that Golob "claimed and spread some untrue information about Kavčič, which could harm his reputation or good name, although he knew that what he claimed or spread was untrue, and the act was committed on television, the untrue claim or spread was of such nature that it had serious consequences for the private complainant." The complaint states that these are untrue claims, since Kavčič never transported patients from the Novo Mesto hospital to his private clinic, nor did he do so organized.