1996 Slovenian parliamentary election

1996 Slovenian parliamentary election
← 1992 November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10) 2000 →
All 90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.67% (Decrease 12.00 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Janez Drnovšek Marjan Podobnik Janez Janša
Party LDS SLS SDSS
Last election 22 seats 10 4 seats
Seats won 25 19 16
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 9 Increase 12
Popular vote 288,783 207,186 172,470
Percentage 27.01% 19.38% 16.13%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lojze Peterle Janez Kocijančič Jože Globačnik
Party SKD ZLSD DeSUS
Last election 15 seats 14 seats
Seats won 10 9 5
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 5 New
Popular vote 102,852 96,597 46,152
Percentage 9.62% 9.03% 4.32%
  Seventh party
 
Leader Zmago Jelinčič
Party SNS
Last election 12
Seats won 4
Seat change Decrease 8
Popular vote 34,422
Percentage 3.22%
Prime Minister before election

Janez Drnovšek
LDS

Elected Prime Minister

Janez Drnovšek
LDS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 10 November 1996.[1] The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, which won 25 of the 90 seats. Party leader Janez Drnovsek was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 9 January 1997.

  1. ^ Slovenia: Parliamentary Chamber: Drzavni Zbor Republike Slovenije: Elections held in 1996 Inter-Parliamentary Union