New PM Cerar hints Slovenia might scale back privatisation drive


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  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014

Miro Cerar, leader of the Miro Cerar's Party (SMC) speaks during a parliament session in Ljubljana August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia's new prime minister hinted on Monday he might scale back the country's privatisation programme once he forms a coalition with two parties opposed to large-scale sell-offs of state assets.

Law professor and political novice Miro Cerar also told parliament he would work to strengthen the banking system, whose fragility brought the euro zone country to the verge of an international bailout last year.

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