Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) 90 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms. In the National Council (Drzavni Svet) members are elected by electoral college to serve 5-year terms. 40 seats are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional basis - however, the numbers of directly elected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election. This is primarily an advisory body organized on corporatist principles with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions, and call national referenda.

Past elections

National Assembly elections - 2008

In 2008 parliamentary elections took place in Slovenia on the 21st September 2008. Slovenes elected 90 deputies to the National Assembly. More than 1000 candidates were running in the general elections, one third of the candidates were women. The Electoral Law states that every list is obliged to put a minimum of 25% women candidates to be able to take part in the elections.) 17 parties were running in the elections.
Members of the National Assembly were elected on proportional party lists. The two deputies representing the Italian and Hungarian minorities are chosen by simple majority preferential vote. In order to gain seats in the Parliament, parties must obtain, at least four percent of the national vote.

The election had a 63.10% voter turnout rate.

Results of the 21st September 2008 Parliamentary Election in Slovenia stand as follows:

Detailed results can be found here.

Presidential elections - 2007

The first round of the Presidential elections in Slovenia was held on 21 October 2007. Official election results of the first round are found here. If you would like to read an analysis on the first round, please click here.

The second round of Presidential elections was held on 11 November 2007, three weeks after the first round. Preliminary results of voting are  here. An objective commentary on the second round, prepared before the elections, are here.

National Assembly elections - 2004

Official results and structure of the National Assembly are here.