politics

March 23, 2026

Slovenian Elections: Ruling Party Leads According to Exit Polls, but Is It Enough?

Slightly less than 1.7 million voters in Slovenia decided how political parties would divide the 90 seats in the State Assembly, the parliament of this former Yugoslav republic.

Slovenian Elections: Ruling Party Leads According to Exit Polls, but Is It Enough?

TL;DR

  • The ruling Freedom Movement party leads according to exit polls with 29.9% of the vote.
  • The opposition Slovenian Democratic Party is second with 27.5%.
  • Several new parties, including Democrats and Resnica, might enter parliament.
  • The current ruling coalition could be short of a majority, needing four more seats.
  • Voter turnout was nearly 51% by 4 PM, higher than four years ago.
  • The election campaign was described as particularly contentious.
  • Allegations of foreign para-intelligence services attempting to influence the election outcome were made.
  • This is the tenth parliamentary election since Slovenia's independence in 1991.
  • 17 lists were on the unusually large ballot paper, with a 4% threshold to gain seats.

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