Zmago Jelinčič "Plemeniti" (born January 7, 1948) is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n politician and author. He is the head of the

Slovenian National Party The Slovenian National Party ( sl, Slovenska Nacionalna Stranka, SNS) is a Nationalism, nationalist List of political parties in Slovenia, political party in Slovenia led by Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti. The party is known for its Euroscepticism a ...

( sl, Slovenska Nacionalna Stranka, SNS). Jelinčič was born in the eastern Slovenian city of

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in what was then the

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. As a teenager, he moved with his family to the Slovenian capital

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, where he attended the

Poljane Grammar School The Poljane Upper Secondary School () is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a coeducational nondenominational state secondary general education school for students aged between 15 and 19. It prepares them for university, which the ...

. He studied

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

at the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

, but later dropped out. He obtained his degree some thirty years later from

University of Skopje The Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje ( mk, Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје) is the oldest and largest public university in North Macedonia. It is named after the Byzantine Christia ...

, Macedonia. During his student years, he also practiced as a

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

dancer in the

Ljubljana opera house The Ljubljana Opera House ( sl, Opera, or ) is an opera house in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The seat of the national opera and ballet company, the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet, it serves as the national opera buildin ...

. In March 1991, he founded the Slovenian National Party, which won more than 11% of votes in the first elections to the

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in 1992. Jelinčič was a candidate in the 2002 Presidential Elections and polled 8.49% of the first-round vote, coming third among nine candidates. He ran in the 2007 election as well, finishing 4th and winning almost 20% of the vote. In April 2017 he announced his intention to run once more in the 2017 Presidential Election.

Electoral performance

Presidential

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Interview with Zmago JelinčičCentral register
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jelincic Plemeniti, Zmago 1948 births Living people Politicians from Maribor Slovenian National Party politicians Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni Slovenian male ballet dancers