Parliamentary elections were held in
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 ...
on 21 September 2008 to elect the 90 deputies of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
.
17 parties filed to run in the election, including all nine parliamentary parties. The election was won by the
Social Democrats
Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...
(SD),
who then went on to form a government together with
Zares
Zares – Social Liberals ( sl, Zares – socialno-liberalni) was a social-liberal political party in Slovenia.
Its first president was Gregor Golobič, former Secretary General of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia and former close advisor to ...
,
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) and the
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia ( sl, Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije, also known by the acronym DeSUS) is a political party in Slovenia led by Ljubo Jasnič. The party claims broadly liberal values with a strong focu ...
(DeSUS).
Opinion polls
Exit polls
According to exit polls, conducted by the Interstat agency for
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
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Based in Ljubljana, it has regional broadcastin ...
, Social Democrats (SD) won the most votes, 32.02%.
Slovenian Democratic Party
The Slovenian Democratic Party ( sl, Slovenska demokratska stranka, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia ( sl, Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije, SDSS), is a conservative political party in Slovenia. It has been described as ...
(SDS) finished second with 28.04%. Other parties followed: Zares 10.05%,
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia
The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia ( sl, Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije, also known by the acronym DeSUS) is a political party in Slovenia led by Ljubo Jasnič. The party claims broadly liberal values with a strong focu ...
(DeSUS) 6.74%,
Slovenian National Party
The Slovenian National Party ( sl, Slovenska Nacionalna Stranka, SNS) is a nationalist political party in Slovenia led by Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti. The party is known for its Euroscepticism and opposes Slovenia's membership in NATO.Krupnick, ...
(SNS) 5.58%, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) 5.21%, and
Slovenian People's Party
The Slovenian People's Party ( sl, Slovenska ljudska stranka, , Slovene abbreviation SLS ) is a conservative, agrarian, Christian-democratic political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first democ ...
(SLS) with
Youth Party of Slovenia
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(SMS) 4.28%.
New Slovenia
New Slovenia – Christian Democrats ( sl, Nova Slovenija – Krščanski demokrati, NSi) is a Christian-democratic, conservative political party in Slovenia. Since 2018, it is led by Matej Tonin. The party was formed on 4 August 2000 following ...
(NSi) and
Lipa, the parliamentary parties before the elections, did not reach the 4% limit.
According to exit polls, conducted by the Mediana agency for
POP TV
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News programs
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, the results are following: SD 31.5%, SDS 27.7%, Zares 9.7%, DeSUS 7.6%, LDS 6.1%, SNS 5.8%, SLS-SMS 4.2%. The margin was not reached by NSi (2.6%) and Lipa (2.3%).
Results
See also
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Patria case
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References
External links
NSD: European Election Database - Sloveniapublishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1992–2008
Parliamentary elections in Slovenia
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 ...
2008 in Slovenia
September 2008 events in Europe
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