2011 Slovenian parliamentary election

2011 Slovenian parliamentary election
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All 90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.60% (Increase 2.50 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Zoran Janković Janez Janša Borut Pahor
Party PS SDS SD
Last election New 28 seats, 29.3% 29 seats, 30.5%
Seats won 28 26 10
Seat change New Decrease 2 Decrease 19
Popular vote 314,273 288,719 115,952
Percentage 28.51% 26.19% 10.52%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gregor Virant Karl Erjavec Radovan Žerjav
Party Gregor Virant's Civic List DeSUS SLS
Last election New 7 seats, 7.45% 5 seats, 5.21%
Seats won 8 6 6
Seat change New Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 92,282 76,853 75,311
Percentage 8.37% 6.97% 6.83%
  Seventh party
 
Leader Ljudmila Novak
Party NSi
Last election 0 seats, 3.40%
Seats won 4
Seat change Increase 4
Popular vote 53,758
Percentage 4.88%
Prime Minister before election

Borut Pahor
SD

Prime Minister after election

Janez Janša
SDS

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Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 4 December 2011 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly.[1] This was the first early election in Slovenia's history. The election was surprisingly won by the center-left Positive Slovenia party, led by Zoran Janković. However, he failed to be elected as the new prime minister in the National Assembly,[2] and the new government was instead formed by a right-leaning coalition of five parties, led by Janez Janša, the president of the second-placed Slovenian Democratic Party.[2][3][4] The voter turnout was 65.60%.

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  2. ^ a b "Enter the Political Year of the Dragon". Slovenia Times. Slovenian Press Agency. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Janša Formally Takes Over from Pahor". Slovenian Press Agency. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Slovenia gets new cabinet, two months after elections". Europe Online ate=10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2012.