FinaFinal results from Slovenia’s parliamentary elections indicate a near tie between the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) and the liberal Freedom Movement Slovenia (GS), leaving neither side with a clear path to power.
With 99.45% of ballots counted, GS, led by Prime Minister Robert Golob, secured 29 seats, narrowly ahead of SDS, led by former prime minister Janez Janša, on 28. Under Slovenia’s constitution, a party or coalition requires 46 seats in the 90-member National Assembly to command a majority - a threshold neither side has reached.
Even with the support of smaller parties, Golob’s bloc is projected to hold around 40 seats. Meanwhile, Janša’s camp could reach 43, pointing to the likelihood of complex and potentially prolonged coalition negotiations.
Janša has accused election authorities of irregularities involving around 50,000 votes. Speaking on local television, he said: “I call upon those responsible at the national election commission - those who manage the computer programme - to understand that I will recount every vote from all polling stations if we organise ourselves accordingly.”
Political analyst Aljaž Pengov Bitenc warned that forming a stable government could prove difficult. “I expect very long coalition negotiations, as hammering out priorities will be challenging and will require a significant degree of political patience, wisdom and experience,” he said.
He added that Golob may still hold an advantage in negotiations, owing to a broader potential coalition base.
Slovenia’s Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) said it had evidence of a December meeting between three members of the Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube and Janša, describing it as potential “foreign interference” in the electoral process.
Janša confirmed meeting a representative of the firm but said he was unaware of its background and denied that the meeting involved intelligence-sharing or any related requests.
Under Article 111 of the Constitution of Slovenia, there is no single mechanism to resolve a deadlock. Instead, the process unfolds in several stages if no candidate secures a parliamentary majority.
An excerpt of the constitution, in English, outlines the next possible steps:
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