Slovenian parliamentary election 2011

[Tender Branson]

A parliamentary election for the 90 deputies to the National Assembly of Slovenia will be held on 4 December 2011. This will be the first early election in Slovenia's history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_parliamentary_election,_2011

[Tender Branson]

Centre right poised for power in Slovenia

In Slovenia, former Prime Minister, Janez Jansa is set to lead his centre right party back to power. Polls ahead of Sunday’s snap election put the 53-year-old in the lead.

Jansa, who headed the government when the former republic of Yugoslavia joined the EU seven years ago has pledged painful reforms to tackle the countries economic woes.

He plans pension reform for the euro zone member amidst fears of a slide into recession.

The centre left party, positive Slovenia which was only founded in October is second in the polls. Its leader Zoran Jankovic has called for an increase to value-added-tax and has vowed to improve the management of state companies. The country faces a potential credit rating downgrade.

“We have so many problems it is difficult to list them all. We need to revive our economy so our companies which are now the banks’ hostages, can survive. We need to put an end to that. A new prime minister will have to spend a lot of time dealing with that problem,” explained pensioner Alojz Sever.

Slovenia was once seen as a model of successful post-communist transition. Critics say the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Borut Pahor’s Social Democrats failed to undertake vital reforms. It was voted out in September paving the way for Sunday’s poll.

http://www.euronews.net/2011/12/02/centre-right-poised-for-power-in-slovenia

[Tender Branson]

Exit poll: Positive Slovenia leads Slovenia vote

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — An exit poll cited by Slovenia's state television has shown the party led by the mayor of the capital, Ljubljana, has a surprise lead in the country's parliamentary elections.

The poll by TV Slovenia suggested Sunday that the conservatives, who were widely expected to win the election, are in second place with 26.5 percent. The poll suggests Positive Slovenia is leading with 29.1 percent of the vote.

The winner of Slovenia's first snap election since becoming independent from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 will have to tackle the country's mounting debt, unemployment and a looming recession.

Preliminary official results are expected later Sunday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hVlg4urUhGDxJMpJRPYEX8UJj-8g?docId=ed44eb8abb3846c6b23a245f287f47b4

[Tender Branson]

Here is the vote count after 58% of precincts counted:

http://volitve.gov.si/dz2011/en/index.html

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not quite the result we were expecting, then. So the ex-Commies are back to their usual level of support, rather than collapsing off the map, and the conservatives somehow manage to lose again.

[Hash]

Not quite the result we were expecting, then. So the ex-Commies are back to their usual level of support, rather than collapsing off the map, and the conservatives somehow manage to lose again.

The SDS leader is a crook, fwiw.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not quite the result we were expecting, then. So the ex-Commies are back to their usual level of support, rather than collapsing off the map, and the conservatives somehow manage to lose again.

The SDS leader is a crook, fwiw.

You shock me.

[Shilly]

Whoo, maps!