Alenka Bratušek
Prime minister
### Prime minister

[thumb\|250px\|left\|Alenka Bratušek meeting with [Pope Francis](/wiki/Pope_Francis "Pope Francis")](/wiki/File:Sre%C4%8Danje_premierke_Alenke_Bratu%C5%A1ek_s_pape%C5%BEem_Fran%C4%8Di%C5%A1kom_2013_%282%29.jpg "Srečanje premierke Alenke Bratušek s papežem Frančiškom 2013 (2).jpg")

On 27 February, Bratušek was elected prime minister\-designate to form a new government of Slovenia. The center\-right [Slovenian Democratic Party](/wiki/Slovenian_Democratic_Party "Slovenian Democratic Party") responded by [tweeting](/wiki/Tweeting%23Tweets "Tweeting#Tweets") about "her government lasting no longer than her skirt's length".[Politics and mini\-skirts](http://www.delo.si/mnenja/komentarji/politika-in-mini-krila.html), [Delo](/wiki/Delo_%28newspaper%29 "Delo (newspaper)"), 24 February 2013 (In the event, Alenka Bratušek served as prime minister from March 2013 until April 2014\.) [Gregor Virant](/wiki/Gregor_Virant "Gregor Virant") welcomed the outcome of the vote, stating that it would enable Slovenia to move forward. Foreign media thought that it would be difficult for Bratušek to form a new government and questioned whether she would continue with the reforms initiated by Janša's government.

A new parliamentary majority, formed by PS and the [Social Democrats](/wiki/Social_Democrats_%28Slovenia%29 "Social Democrats (Slovenia)"), was formed. On 20 March, Bratušek [formed a government](/wiki/Government_of_Slovenia%23Alenka_Bratu%C5%A1ek%27s_Government_2013 "Government of Slovenia#Alenka Bratušek's Government 2013"). During her tenure, she presided over the construction of the [first mosque](/wiki/Islam_in_Slovenia "Islam in Slovenia") in the country.
[thumb\|Bratušek with German Chancellor [Angela Merkel](/wiki/Angela_Merkel "Angela Merkel") at Berlin on 12 July 2013](/wiki/File:Alenka_Bratu%C5%A1ek_in_Germany_%286%29.jpg "Alenka Bratušek in Germany (6).jpg")
In seeking to avoid a [financial bailout](/wiki/Financial_bailout "Financial bailout") her government won a [vote of confidence](/wiki/Vote_of_confidence "Vote of confidence") by 50 to 31 on 15 November.

On 29 April 2014 she resigned from Positive Slovenia, after losing the party leadership to [Zoran Janković](/wiki/Zoran_Jankovi%C4%87_%28politician%29 "Zoran Janković (politician)") on 26 April. Following this development, Bratušek announced her resignation as prime minister, to take effect on 5 May 2014\. On 5 May, she officially submitted her resignation letter, triggering discussions about a [snap election](/wiki/2014_Slovenian_parliamentary_election "2014 Slovenian parliamentary election") later in 2014\. She became the first Slovenian prime minister to resign from office; her resignation took effect on 8 May.

On 31 May 2014 she formed her own party [Alliance of Alenka Bratušek](/wiki/Alliance_of_Alenka_Bratu%C5%A1ek "Alliance of Alenka Bratušek") (*Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek*; *ZaAB*). At the [following election](/wiki/2014_Slovenian_parliamentary_election "2014 Slovenian parliamentary election") in July, ZaAB won four seats in the National Assembly, including one for Bratušek.


Will Bratušek's government be able to last longer than her skirt's length?