The election in Slovenia was a close race. Neither the Movement for Freedom (GS), the liberal party of pro-European Prime Minister Robert Golob, nor the Democratic Party (SDS), a nationalist party, secured a majority of 46 seats in parliament (out of 90 seats) in the parliamentary elections. Following the count, the former can expect 29 seats, the latter 28. “A coalition will be complicated” warns Delo. The local daily newspaper interviewed political scientist Miro Haček about the situation. “The two main candidates in the election demonstrated a blatant lack of political acumen during last week’s debates. They were rewarded with strategic voting, which exhausted their potential coalition partners. As a result, they received fewer votes than expected. Consequently, they are unable to form a solid coalition. Therefore, they will either have to hold early elections or seek to collaborate with the opposition,” the expert explained.
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The election in Slovenia was a close race. Neither the Movement for Freedom (GS), the liberal party of pro-European Prime Minister Robert Golob, nor the Democratic Party (SDS), a nationalist party, secured a majority of 46 seats in parliament (out of 90 seats) in the parliamentary elections. Following the count, the former can expect 29 seats, the latter 28. “A coalition will be complicated” warns Delo. The local daily newspaper interviewed political scientist Miro Haček about the situation. “The two main candidates in the election demonstrated a blatant lack of political acumen during last week’s debates. They were rewarded with strategic voting, which exhausted their potential coalition partners. As a result, they received fewer votes than expected. Consequently, they are unable to form a solid coalition. Therefore, they will either have to hold early elections or seek to collaborate with the opposition,” the expert explained.