2007 Slovenian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Slovenia in October and November 2007 to elect the successor to the second President of Slovenia Janez Drnovšek.^[1] France Cukjati, the President of the National Assembly, called the elections on 20 June 2007.^[2]

Seven candidates competed in the first round on 21 October 2007;^[3] three entered the race as independent candidates, the other four were supported by political parties. Several political events, as well as tension between the Government and the political opposition, overshadowed the campaign. The front runner Lojze Peterle, supported by the governing conservative coalition, won the first round with far fewer votes than predicted by opinion polls. In the second round, held on 11 November 2007, Peterle faced the runner-up, the left-wing candidate Danilo Türk. Türk won the second round in a landslide, with 68.03% of the vote.^[4]

In a referendum called by the National Council, and held on the same day as the second round, the electorate voted to overturn a law providing for the nationalization of citizens' share in the major national insurance company. Nearly three-quarters of the votes were cast against the law.^[4] After both election and referendum results were announced, the Prime Minister Janez Janša announced that he might resign, following what he perceived to be a heavy defeat for the Government. The Government later won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly.

^ "Slovenian presidential election to be held in October". Xinhua. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
^ "Volitve čez tri mesece" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
^ "Sedem kandidatov na volitve" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Volitve predsednika republike 2007" (in Slovenian). 11 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

[1] "Slovenian presidential election to be held in October". Xinhua. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2008.

[2] "Volitve čez tri mesece" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

[3] "Sedem kandidatov na volitve" (in Slovenian). 24ur.com. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

[vp2007-4] "Volitve predsednika republike 2007" (in Slovenian). 11 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

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