Slovenia

Head of State:President Dr Danilo Türk

Head of Government:Prime Minister Borut Pahor

National Assembly (Državni zbor):90 members

Last election:Legislative, 21 September 2008

Next election:Presidential, due October 2012

Parliamentary Elections

Main political parties, descriptions and election results 2008
Party Description Votes % Seats
SD - Social Democrats Social Democratic 30,45 29
SDS - Slovenian Democratic Party Social Democratic 29,26 28
ZARES - Party 'For Real' Liberal 9,37 9
DeSUS - Democratic Party of Retired Persons of Slovenia Special Issue 7,45 7
SNS - Slovene National Party Nationalist 5,40 5
SLS+SMS - Slovenian People's Party + Youth Party-European Greens Christian Democratic/Ecologist 5,21 5
LDS - Liberal Democracy of Slovenia Liberal 5,21 5

Presidential Elections

The president of Slovenia is elected through a direct popular vote for a four-year term. The electoral system is based on the majoritarian two-round system. For the 2007 Presidential elections seven candidates competed in the first round..[read more..]

Election results 2007 - round 2. Electoral Districts

EP elections

Slovenia elects 7 members to the European Parliament. The electoral system is based on proportional representation. In the 2009 EP elections the center-left success from the Presidential elections of 2007 and the Parliamentary elections of 2008 continued, with the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) emerging as the winner, with 26.66 percent of the votes and 2 seats..[read more..]

Election results 2009, main parties. Electoral Districts

EU related referendums

On 23 March 2003 a referendum was held on the following question: "Do you agree that the Republic of Slovenia should become a member of the European Union?". Despite some conflictual issues during the EU accession negotiations, the positive outcome of the referendum was never in question..[read more]

Referendum on the Accession to the European Union, 2003. Electoral Districts