Slovenian Pulse 4/2011

Questions about well-being in Slovenia show how people in Slovenia are experiencing today's economic situation: how they see their material standard, how do they live and how people in Slovenia in general live, have we progressed or demoted, and what the future will bring. The survey also reveals what are social inequalities today and what is the fear of losing employment. Regarding small work the survey examined the extent to which people would participate in the referendum on 10th of April and what outcome can be expected. There was also a question about what would be the fate of the referendum on pension legislation. Among the current events at this time the survey examines whether the Thaler affair by people's opinion put in a bad light just him personally, the party he represents or even the entire country. Observed are also important shifts in party preferences, which give the Slovenian (un)confidence to existing parties and government a new dimension. In light of this is also checked the attitude towards possible alternatives, to which have been recently several hints. Among them there are more active the role of Milan Kučan and Forum 21 as a replacement of the current Prime Minister with the Commissioner Janez Potočnik.