Parliament voted to oust conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa, after smaller parties left his coalition.

BBC: Slovenia parliament ousts PM Janez Jansa

The centre-right government of Janez Jansa was replaced in March by a new coalition led by Alenka Bratusek of Positive Slovenia - the country's first female prime minister.

BBC: Slovenia seeks to dismiss 'another Cyprus hysteria'

Politicians of all stripes initially appeared to have taken the message on board: the prime minister, Janez Jansa, said on February 17th that it was too early to say when Slovenia would recognise Kosovo, and stressed the importance of "guaranteeing stability in the region and maximum EU unity".

ECONOMIST: Paying a price for recognising Kosovo's independence