By Marja Novak LJUBLA (Reuters) - Slovenia will hold a snap parliamentary election on July 13, President Borut Pahor declared on Sunday. The election follows the resignation of the centre-left Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek in May after she lost a battle for the leadership of the Positive Slovenia party. Two non-parliamentary parties had said they would dispute the election date at the Constitutional Court, arguing an election should not be held during summer holidays when many people will be away and turnout will be lower than usually. "A snap election is a much, much better choice than trying to find another candidate for a prime minister," Pahor told reporters, adding that he expected the new government to be in place by the middle of September.
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