Slovenian PM's liberals win election but lose majority
Mar 24, 2026
Ljubljana [Slovenia], March 24: Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob narrowly won Sunday's parliamentary election but lost his governing majority with left-leaning coalition partners, preliminary official results showed.
Golob's liberal Freedom Movement (GS) secured 28.54% of the vote and 29 seats after nearly all ballots were counted, the state election commission said. The opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by right-wing former prime minister Janez Jansa, took 28.17% and 28 seats.
The result leaves Slovenia facing a difficult coalition process, with neither left- nor right-wing blocs reaching the 46 seats needed for a majority in the 90-seat parliament. Golob has been in power in Ljubljana since 2022, at the head of a coalition between his GS, the Social Democrats (SD) and The Left (Levica).
Source: Qatar Tribune
