Slovenia PM claims narrow election victory as exit polls show
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob declared an early win in parliamentary elections following a neck-and-neck finish revealed by multiple sources, including the incumbent's own liberal party which took just enough of a lead over conservative rivals to secure passage through parliament according to latest exits polling data from Slovenia on March 23.
Key Points
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1Exit polls indicate Slovenia's incumbent Prime Minister, liberal leader Robert Golob, has narrowly won the parliamentary election against conservative candidate and former president Janez Jana.
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2The race between liberals led by President Janež Jansa was described as a neck-and-neck contest with only small margins separating them in exit poll data.
Developments
Perspectives
Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Robert Golob has blocked a fourth term for right-winger Janez Janša, indicating the liberals of Slovenia's incumbent PM are on course to narrowly edge out the conservatives.
— [Mar 22, 19:36] EuractivThe Liberals and Conservatives were running neck-and-neck in Sunday's parliamentary vote according to an almost complete count at noon local time (March 24).
— [Mar 22, 08:57] Nst.com.myExit polls indicate that Slovenia's incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob is narrowly leading veteran conservative Janez Jansa in Sunday's parliamentary election. Despite foreign interference claims involving allegedly recorded videos, final results suggest a centre-left coalition victory over right-wing forces who previously held the lead and had promised to restore traditional values if elected.