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Slovenia 2008 Election ResultsOpposition Social Democrats Victorious in Close Parliamentary Vote
With 99.99% of votes counted, Slovenia's Social Democrats have narrowly defeated the incumbent Slovenian Democratic Party in the country's September 21, 2008 election.
Slovenia’s recent record of strong economic growth was not enough for Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his Slovenian Democratic Party to win the country’s 2008 parliamentary election. Concerns regarding increasing Inflation led Slovenian voters to believe Borut Pahor and the Social Democrats are better suited to solve the problem. Voting ResultsApproximately 62.2% of registered voters turned out for the election. The announcement of the final results are expected on September 29 after votes from abroad are counted. The preliminary results of Sunday’s election, as reported by the National Electoral Commission are (by political party):
New Structure of ParliamentThe structure of the new, incoming 90-seat Parliament will be (with number of seats):
Inflation was Major IssueThese election results directly indicate the Slovenian public’s dissatisfaction over Jansa’s inability to properly deal with the country’s relatively high inflation rate. Since adopting the euro in 2007, Slovenia’s year-on-year inflation has increased from three percent in December 2006 to 5.7% in December 2007. In the summer of 2008, inflation reached a six year high of 6.9%, the highest in the euro zone. The new government will be expected to curb inflation while maintaining the country’s booming economy. Recount PossibleJansa has indicated his Slovenian Democratic Party party may seek a recount due to reports of 18,000 invalid ballots surfacing during the ballot count. A decision regarding such a request will not be made until the ballots of approximately 46,000 eligible voters abroad are counted. Not counting those ballots, SD holds a 12,602 vote lead in the election. Election AnalysisAnalysts expect political continuity with little deviation regardless of which party won the election. Due to such a close election, the Social Democrats will need coalition partners to form a parliamentary majority. They are expected to form such a coalition consisting of themselves, Zares, Democratic Party of Pensioners and Liberal Democracy of Slovenia. References Novak, Marja and Manca Ulcar. “Center-left opposition wins Slovenia election.” Reuters. September 22, 2008. “Republic of Slovenia Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2008. Slovenia Ministry of Public Administration Official Website. September 21, 2008. “Slovenia sees 2008 avg inflation at 3.5 or 3.6%.” Guardian News and Media. September 1, 2008. “Slovenian leader hangs on after electorate swings left.” Gulf Times. September 23, 2008. “Slovenia’s Social Democrats win vote.” EMportal. September 22, 2008. Ulcar, Manaca. “Slovenians vote in tight general election.” The US Daily. September 21, 2008.
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