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Ivan Jan?a
(born 17 September 1958), better known as
Janez Jan?a
, is a
Slovenian
politician. He served as prime minister from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and from 2020 to 2022.
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He has been the leader of the
Slovenian Democratic Party
(SDS) since 1993. He was also
Minister of Defence
(1990?1994, 2000). He was born in
Grosuplje
.
His political views are seen as
right-wing
populism
.
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His style of politics has been compared to former U.S. President
Donald Trump
.
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After the
2020 United States presidential election
, Jan?a declared Trump the winner, and supported
conspiracy theories
about the election.
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Jan?a is a close ally of Hungary's prime minister
Viktor Orban
.
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Jan?a lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022 to the
Freedom Movement party
led by
Robert Golob
.
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