Parliamentary Elections in Slovenia -Strategic Vote for Left-wing Politics and against the Right-wing Government
Parliamentary Elections in Slovenia -Strategic Vote for Left-wing Politics and against the Right-wing Government

Summary/Abstract: In many ways, the 2022 parliamentary elections in Slovenia were different from previous elections. After three consecutive early elections, the ballot in 2022 was scheduled as planned. During the two-year Janša government from April 2020 to April 2022, protestors gathered every Friday to hold the government accountable. In the months before the elections, the protestors called on citizens to participate in the elections. Consequently, voter turnout was above 70 percent, the highest since 2000. The majority of voters cast a strategic vote. Only five parties entered parliament. Gibanje Svoboda, a newly established party, won a record-breaking 41 seats and formed a coalition with SD and The Left, but also invited two drop-out parties, namely the List of Marjan Šarec (LMŠ) and the Party of Alenka Bratušek (SAB) to join the multi-party coalition. The government of entrepreneur Robert Golob promises to govern in communication with civil society and based on expert judgment. Expectations on the performance of Golob’s government are high and it remains to be seen if they will be met.

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