2022 Slovenian parliamentary election

2022 Slovenian parliamentary election

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All 90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.96% (Increase 18.33pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert Golob Janez Janša Matej Tonin
Party GS SDS NSi
Last election Did not exist 24.92%, 25 seats 7.16%, 7 seats
Seats won 41 27 8
Seat change New Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 410,769 279,897 81,794
Percentage 34.45% 23.48% 6.86%
Swing New Decrease 1.44pp Decrease 0.30pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Tanja Fajon Luka Mesec
Party SD Levica
Last election 9.93%, 10 seats 9.33%, 9 seats
Seats won 7 5
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 79,709 53,234
Percentage 6.69% 4.46%
Swing Decrease 3.24pp Decrease 4.87pp

Map of the election results, showing the seats won by each party in each of the 8 multi-member constituencies.

Prime Minister before election

Janez Janša
SDS

Elected Prime Minister

Robert Golob
GS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 24 April 2022 to elect all 90 members of the National Assembly.[1][2]

The ruling Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by prime minister Janez Janša, conceded and was defeated by Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement (GS). New Slovenia (NSi) placed third, and was followed by the Social Democrats (SD) and The Left (Levica), both of which suffered some losses. The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia and the Party of Alenka Bratušek fell below the 4% electoral threshold and won no seats. Turnout stood at 70%, a substantial increase compared to previous two elections (52.63% in 2018 and 51.71% in 2014).[3] Internationally, the election has been described as a defeat for Janša and right-wing populism, Janša being a supporter of former US president Donald Trump and an ally of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[4][5]

Following the election, the Freedom Movement formed a three-party centre-left coalition government with the Social Democrats and The Left, with Robert Golob heading the 15th Government as the next prime minister.[6]

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  2. ^ "Opposition Slovenian liberal party on course for landslide win, say exit polls". The Guardian. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ Lihtenvalner, Katja (24 April 2022). "Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission". Reuters. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  6. ^ Krašovec, Alenka (2023). "Slovenia: Political Developments and Data in 2022: A Year of Elections and Political Changes". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12409. ISSN 2047-8844.

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