Slovenia: September 2008 Archives
With 99.99% of votes counted in Slovenia’s September 21, 2008 parliamentary election, the opposition Social Democrats hold a narrow lead over the incumbent Slovenian Democratic Party. Total turnout was estimated to be 62.2%. Official results are not expected until September 30 or October 1 so votes from abroad can be counted.Borut Pahor, leader of the Social Democrats, said coalition talks would begin as soon as the official results are announced. The new coalition will likely consist of the Social Democrats, Zares, Democratic Party of Pensioners and Liberal Democracy of Slovenia.
The vote reflects the feelings of many Slovenians - that conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa failed to properly deal with high inflation. Allegations of corruption also hurt Jansa’s party.
Currently, the State Electoral Commission has provided the following unofficial results (with vote percentage and number of seats won)*:
- Social Democrats (SD) - 30.5% (29)
- Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) - 29.3% (28)
- Zares - 9.4% (9)
- Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia - 7.45% (7)
- Slovenian National Party - 5.46% (5)
- Slovenian People’s Party/Youth Party of Slovenia - 5.24% (5)
- Liberal Democracy of Slovenia - 5.19% (5)
- New Slovenia - Christian People’s Party - 3.25%
- Lipa - 1.82%
- List for Justice and Development - 0.56%
- Greens of Slovenia - 0.49%
- Christian Democratic Party - 0.43%
- List for Clear Drinking Water - 0.39%
- Party of the Slovenian People - 0.24%
- Green Coalition: Green Party and Green Progress - 0.21%
- Forward Slovenia - 0.04%
- Acacia - 0.02%
