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National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
24 Apr 2022
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
13 May 2022
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
30 Apr 2026
Number of seats at stake
90
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
21
Total number of candidates
1,476
Number of male candidates
823
Number of female candidates
653
Percentage of women candidates
44.2%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
1,695,796
Voters
1,203,522
Voter turnout
71.0%

Results

About the election

Freedom Movement (SVOBODA), formed in January 2022 and led by Mr. Robert Golob, became the largest force in the 90-member National Assembly, winning 41 seats. It took 14 seats more than the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) led by Prime Minister Janez Janša (see note). The 2022 elections recorded a high turnout of 70.97 per cent, up from 52.63 per cent in 2018. A record 36 women were elected (40%), up from 22 (24.44%) in 2018. As 22 of the women elected belong to SVOBODA, the party now has more female MPs (53.66%) than it does male. On 13 May, the newly elected National Assembly elected Ms. Urška Klakočar Zupančič (SVOBODA) as its new President, who thereby became the first woman in Slovenia to assume the post.

After consulting parliamentary parties, President Borut Pahor (independent) proposed on 23 May that the National Assembly endorse Mr. Golob as prime minister-designate. On 25 May, it officially elected Mr. Golob as the new Prime Minister. On 1 June, the National Assembly approved the new government comprising Mr. Golob’s SVOBODA, the Social Democrats (SD, led by Ms. Tanja Fajon) and the Left (LEVICA, led by Mr. Luka Mesec). They jointly hold 53 seats in the National Assembly.

The 2022 elections followed the global COVID-19 pandemic, and were held against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine that started in February. The major parties focused on health care, and rising energy and food prices.

Note:

Mr. Janša became Prime Minister for the third time in March 2020, one day after the country declared coronavirus an epidemic. He succeeded Mr. Marjan Šarec (List of Marjan Šarec), who had formed a five-party minority government following the previous elections held in June 2018. Mr. Šarec resigned in January 2020.

Number of parties winning seats
5
Percentage of parties winning seats
23.8%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
45.6%
Alternation of power after elections
Yes
Number of parties in government
3
Names of parties in government
Freedom Movement (SVOBODA), Social Democrats (SD), Left (LEVICA)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Freedom Movement (SVOBODA) 41
Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) 27
New Slovenia - Christian Democrats (NSi) 8
Social Democrats (SD) 7
Left (LEVICA) 5
Representatives of ethnic minorities 2
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
54
Number of women elected
36
Percentage of women elected
40.0%
Women Directly Elected
36
Other notes on the elections

Note on the number of parties winning seats:

Two representatives of ethnic minorities (one each from the Italian and the Hungarian communities) are separately elected to the National Assembly. In accordance with the Act Amending the National Assembly Election Act, adopted in February 2021, these members are now elected under the majority system in one round, instead of the Borda Count system as was previously the case.

Note the timing of election:

Article 13 of the National Assembly Elections Act stipulates regular elections are to be held no earlier than two months and no later than fifteen days before the expiry of four years from the first session of the previous National Assembly. Since the outgoing legislature elected in June 2018 held its first session on 22 June 2018, regular elections could be held after April 2022. The 2022 elections are thus considered to have been held upon normal expiry.

Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
54
Total number of women after the election
36
Percentage of women after the election
40.0%
First-term parliamentarians
48
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
53.3%
Date of the first session
13 May 2022

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Urška Klakočar Zupančič (Female)
Date of birth: 19 Jun 1977
Political party
Freedom Movement (SVOBODA)
Date of election
13 May 2022

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No