In principle, the term Sheriff ( sl, Šerif) was coined by the
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
n media in reference to
local
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politician
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s, usually
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
s,
who are faced with accusations of
political corruption,
cronyism
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or
clientelism and are faced or charged with
criminal investigation
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s and
indictment
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s.
These politicians are usually successful in eluding the law and in some cases manage to stay in office even after being found guilty by the
court of law
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.
The "Three big Sheriffs"
The "Three big Sheriffs" refers to mayors:
*
Zoran Janković (
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
)
*
Franc Kangler (
Maribor)
– being a native of
Duplek, he is sometimes referred to as the "Sheriff from Duplek"
*Boris Popović (
Koper)
Local Sheriffs
*Mohor Bogataj (
Kranj)
*Tomaž Drolec (
Komenda)
*Franc Horvat (
Tišina)
*Alojzij Kastelic (
Trebnje
Trebnje (, german: Treffen) is a town in southeastern Slovenia.
Trebnje lies on the Temenica River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The area was already settled in Antiquity. The modern settlement developed on the main regional road ...
)
*Franc Škufca (
Žužemberk)
*Bojan Šrot (
Celje)
*Primož Zupančič (
Dol pri Ljubljani
Dol pri Ljubljani (; german: Lusttal''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18.) is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the M ...
)
Former Sheriffs
*Pavel Rupar (
Tržič
Tržič (; german: Neumarktl) is a town in northern Slovenia, close to the Austrian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tržič.
Geography
The town is located within the historic Upper Carniola region on the Tržič Bistrica River ...
)
*
Franc Kangler (
Maribor)
See also
*
2012 Maribor protests
References
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Politics of Slovenia
Corruption in Slovenia