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2008 Slovenian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Slovenia | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election | |
| previous_year | 2004 | |
| next_election | 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election | |
| next_year | 2011 | |
| seats_for_election | 88 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly | |
| election_date | 21 September 2008 | |
| turnout | 63.10% ( 2.46 pp) | |
| image1 | [[File:Borut Pahor (2008-12-02) (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Borut Pahor | |
| party1 | Social Democrats (Slovenia) | |
| last_election1 | 10 seats | |
| seats1 | **29** | |
| seat_change1 | 19 | |
| popular_vote1 | **320,248** | |
| percentage1 | **30.45%** | |
| image2 | [[File:Janez Janša (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | Janez Janša | |
| party2 | Slovenian Democratic Party | |
| last_election2 | 29 seats | |
| seats2 | 28 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| popular_vote2 | 307,735 | |
| percentage2 | 29.26% | |
| image3 | [[File:Gregor Golobic.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader3 | Gregor Golobič | |
| party3 | Zares | |
| last_election3 | *New* | |
| seats3 | 9 | |
| seat_change3 | *New* | |
| popular_vote3 | 98,526 | |
| percentage3 | 9.37% | |
| image4 | [[File:Karl Erjavec crop2.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader4 | Karl Erjavec | |
| party4 | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia | |
| last_election4 | 4 seats | |
| seats4 | 7 | |
| seat_change4 | 3 | |
| popular_vote4 | 78,353 | |
| percentage4 | 7.45% | |
| image5 | [[File:JelincicZmago (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader5 | Zmago Jelinčič | |
| party5 | Slovenian National Party | |
| last_election5 | 6 seats | |
| seats5 | 5 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 56,832 | |
| percentage5 | 5.40% | |
| image6 | [[File:Bojan Šrot-cropped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader6 | Bojan Šrot | |
| party6 | Slovenian People's Party | |
| last_election6 | 7 seats | |
| seats6 | 5 | |
| seat_change6 | 2 | |
| popular_vote6 | 54,809 | |
| percentage6 | 5.21% | |
| image7 | [[File:Katarina Kresal cropped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader7 | Katarina Kresal | |
| party7 | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia | |
| last_election7 | 23 seats | |
| seats7 | 5 | |
| seat_change7 | 18 | |
| popular_vote7 | 54,771 | |
| percentage7 | 5.21% | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election | |
| before_election | Janez Janša | |
| before_party | Slovenian Democratic Party | |
| after_election | Borut Pahor | |
| after_party | Social Democrats (Slovenia) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 21 September 2008 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. Seventeen parties filed to run in the election, including all nine parliamentary parties. A plurality of seats was won by the Social Democrats, which subsequently formed a coalition government together with Zares, the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia.
Electoral system
Of the 90 seats, 88 are elected using the D'Hondt method of list proportional representation, with a 4% threshold.
Opinion polls
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Publisher(s) | Sample size | SDS | LDS | SD | NSi | SLS | SNS | DeSUS | Zares | Lipa | KDS | Others | None | Und. | Abst. | Lead | Source | Slovenian Democratic Party}}; width:30px;" | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia}}; width:30px" | Social Democrats (Slovenia)}}; width:30px;" | New Slovenia}}; width:30px;" | Slovenian People's Party}}; width:30px;" | Slovenian National Party}}; width:30px;" | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia}}; width:30px;" | Zares}}; width:30px;" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2008 | Interstat | RTV | 28.0 | 5.2 | **32.0** | – | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 10.1 | – | – | – | Slovenian Democratic Party}};" | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Sep 2008 | Mediana | POP TV | 27.7 | 6.1 | **31.5** | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | – | – | Slovenian Democratic Party}};" | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| **Exit polls** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-11 Sep 2008 | Ninamedia | Dnevnik | 1,544 | **29.9** | 7.8 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 2.7 | – | 4.5 | – | Slovenian Democratic Party}};" | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1-4 Sep 2008 | Ninamedia | Dnevnik | 1,000 | **20.0** | 5.1 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | – | 0.4 | 7.5 | 31.4 | – | Slovenian Democratic Party}};" | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26-28 Aug 2008 | Ninamedia | Dnevnik | 663 | **20.8** | 5.7 | 18.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 29.0 | – | Slovenian Democratic Party}};" | 2.2 |
| Polling Firm | Date | SD | SDS | Zares | SNS | LDS | DeSUS | SLS | NSi | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninamedia | 15–17 July 2008 | 25.7% | 22.4% | 8.4% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 22.3% |
| Ninamedia | 20–22 May 2008 | 22.1% | 18.9% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 37.1% |
| Delo | 26–29 May 2008 | 19.2% | 15.2% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 41.4% |
Exit polls
According to exit polls, conducted by the Interstat agency for Radiotelevizija Slovenija, Social Democrats (SD) won the most votes, 32.02%. Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) finished second with 28.04%. Other parties followed: Zares 10.05%, Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) 6.74%, Slovenian National Party (SNS) 5.58%, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) 5.21%, and Slovenian People's Party (SLS) with Youth Party of Slovenia (SMS) 4.28%. New Slovenia (NSi) and Lipa, the parliamentary parties before the elections, did not reach the 4% limit.
According to exit polls, conducted by the Mediana agency for POP TV, the results are following: SD 31.5%, SDS 27.7%, Zares 9.7%, DeSUS 7.6%, LDS 6.1%, SNS 5.8%, SLS-SMS 4.2%. The margin was not reached by NSi (2.6%) and Lipa (2.3%).
Results
A total of 17 parties contested the election, including all 9 political parties that already held seats in the National Assembly. The Social Democrats won the most seats with 29 elected deputies, far below a majority of 45. The Social Democrats eventually came to an agreement with Zares, the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia to form a coalition government.
References
References
- "Trojčku 43 mandatov in koalicijski partner?". Rtvslo.si.
- https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080922082546/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/v-zivo-zmagovalka-volitev-je-sd.html
- https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php
- https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php
- https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php
- (17 July 2008). "Social Democratic Parties Lead in Slovenia". Angus Reid Public Opinion.
- (22 May 2008). "Social Democracy Leads All in Slovenia". Angus Reid Public Opinion.
- (29 May 2008). "Slovenian Voters Put Social Democracy Ahead". Angus Reid Public Opinion.
- (21 September 2008). "VZPOREDNE VOLITVE: SD dobil 29 sedežev". 24ur.com.
- "Seznam kandidatov in kandidatk po listah". Ministry of Public Administration.
- "Republic of Slovenia Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2008". Ministry of Public Administration.
- "Leftists make gains in Slovenia". [[CNN]].
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