In a plebiscite held in October 1920,…

In a plebiscite held in October 1920, the more southerly zone of Carinthia chooses Austria, so that no plebiscite is held in the northern zone around Klagenfurt; both zones are left to Austria.

Almost one-third of Europe's Slovene speakers are thus left outside the boundaries of Slovenia.

Slovene speakers in Italy and Austria continue to be subject to discrimination and political pressure by the dominant majorities …