| Parliament name |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Drzavni Zbor / National Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Drzavni Svet / National Council
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
13 July 2014 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Miro Cerar Party (SMC), established by law professor Miro Cerar in June 2014, came in first, taking 36 seats in the 90-member National Assembly. Former Prime Minister Janez Jansa's Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) followed with 21 seats. SDS leader Jansa campaigned from prison, where he began a two-year sentence for bribery in June 2014. The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS), led by outgoing Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec, came in third with 10 seats.
The 2014 early elections were triggered by the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek on 8 May, after she lost the leadership of the "Zoran Jankovic List - Positive Slovenija" to Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic. She had been the country's first woman prime minister since March 2013, succeeding Mr. Jansa. Shortly after assuming office, she announced the suspension of the sale of 15 State-owned companies that had been decided by the previous administration. She led the Alliance of Alenka Bratusek (ZAAB) in the 2014 elections, which became the smallest parliamentary party with four seats.
During the election campaign, the SMC promised to cut the country's budget deficit to 3 per cent of GDP by the end of 2015 and to liberalize the economy. SMC leader Cerar, who is the author of the first Slovenian Constitution after independence in 1991, promised to strengthen the rule of law and counter corruption more effectively. He said privatization would be a priority, while stating that key sectors must remain under State control. SDS called on voters' support for freedom and justice, arguing that the justice system is controlled by remnants of the former Communist regime. DeSUS' campaign focused on preserving the current level of pension rights. Other parties' campaigns, from both left and right, criticized the SMC's platform for being too vague. |
Date of previous elections: 4 December 2011
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 1 June 2014
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: July 2018
Number of seats at stake: 88 (full renewal)*
*Two seats are reserved for ethnic minorities.
Number of candidates: Not available.
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: 16
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 5
Names of parties in government: Party of Miro Cerar (SMC), Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS), Social Democrats (SD), New Slovenia - Christian Democrats (NSi) and Alliance of Alenka Bratusek (ZAAB)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 1 August 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Milan Brglez (Party of Miro Cerar, SMC) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 13 July 2014 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
1'713'067
886'124 (51.73%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Party of Miro Cerar (SMC) |
36
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| Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) |
21
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| Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) |
10
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| Social Democrats (SD) |
6
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| United Left (ZDRUZENA LEVICA) |
6
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| New Slovenia - Christian Democrats (NSi) |
5
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| Alliance of Alenka Bratusek (ZAAB) |
4
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| Representatives of ethnic minorities |
2
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
58
32
35.56%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Assembly (28.07.2014, 01.01.2015)
http://volitve.gov.si/dz2014/en/rezultati/rezultati_slo.html
http://volitve.gov.si/dz2014/en/udelezba/udelezba.html |
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