Andrej Šiško

Andrej Šiško (born 24 April 1969 in Koper, SFR Yugoslavia), is a Slovenian politician. He is the head of the far-right party Movement for United Slovenia.[1]

In 1985, Šiško founded the Anti-Communist Organisation of Slovenia (AKOS) and the group's "military" wing, the Slovenian Liberation Army (OSA).[2] In 1987, began studied as the Higher School of Economics in Maribor.[3]

Šiško was a member of the Slovenian Democratic Alliance when Slovenia transitioned to a multi-party system.[4]

In 2006, Šiško was sentenced for attempted murder of Milan Klement which happened in 1992. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison, but was released after 22 months.[5]

In 2017 he entered the presidential race,[6] winning 2,21% of the popular vote in the presidential election.

References

  1. ↑ "Slovenians for Trump". POLITICO. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". www.rtvslo.si. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". www.rtvslo.si. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". www.rtvslo.si. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  5. ↑ "Andrej Šiško s predvolilnega soočenja v zapor | Dnevnik". www.dnevnik.si. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. ↑ "V predsedniško tekmo tudi Andrej Šiško". www.delo.si. Retrieved 2017-09-28.


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