Slovenia’s prime minister on Tuesday accused “foreign services” of meddling in the country’s recent election, following reports that figures linked to Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube held a meeting with opposition leader Janez Jansa ahead of the vote.
A group of journalists and activists from the non-governmental 8 March Institute alleges that representatives of Black Cube, including its CEO Dan Zorella and adviser Giora Eiland, the former head of Israel's National Security Council, met conservative populist Janez Jansa on Dec. 22 in Ljubljana, based on flight records and other intelligence.
Slovenia's Intelligence and Security Agency on Monday confirmed the arrival of the Black Cube representatives in December but could not confirm they met Jansa, the leader of the opposition SDS party that leads in polls.
Black Cube did not respond to a request for comment. Jansa denies meeting the company.
Should pro-Israeli Jansa's SDS win Sunday's vote, it would likely change Slovenia's policies regarding the Middle East, as the liberal Freedom Movement party of incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob has been a vocal supporter of the Palestinians.
