Slovenia’s populist Prime Minister, Janez Janša, lost a national election on Sunday as the environmentalist Freedom Movement party won more votes than his SDS party, according to preliminary figures from election authorities.
Highlights
- Slovenia’s populist Prime Minister, Janez Janša, lost a national election on Sunday.
- The environmentalist Freedom Movement party won more votes than his SDS party, according to preliminary figures from election authorities.
- The election had been expected to be tight but the official preliminary figures showed the Freedom Movement, a newcomer in the election, leading with 34.34% of the vote, far more than expected, while the SDS secured 23.83%, based on 98.20% of counted ballots.
- The Freedom Movement campaigned on a transition to green energy, an open society and the rule of law, among other issues.
- The SDS won 28 seats in the 90-seat parliament.