Slovenia Democratic Party ahead in highly fragmented election

The state election commission put Slovenia Democratic Party (SDS) ahead in the election with 26.3 percent of the votes after 25 percent of votes were counted. According to ExitPolls by the national TV channel TV Slovenia, the centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) is set to win the parliamentary elections with 24.4% of the votes.

In a tweet, the EPP President ˘ said “Congratulations to our #EPP parties @strankaSDS and @NovaSlovenija for their outstanding results at the parliamentary elections in #Slovenia. Clear mandate for @JJansaSDS to form a government. A strong Slovenia will be back in Europe soon.”

In a highly fragmented ballot, the Adriatic state’s 1.7 million-strong electorate was choosing between 25 parties of which 9 will make it to the parliament according to exit polls.

The centre-left party The List of Marjan Sarec (LMS) was in second place behind SDS with 12.2 percent of the vote, according to commission.