2022 Slovenian parliamentary election

2022 Slovenian parliamentary election

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All 90 seats in the National Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.96% ( 18.33 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robert Golob Janez Janša Matej Tonin Party GS SDS NSi Last election Did not exist 24.92%, 25 seats 7.16%, 7 seats Seats won 41 27 8 Seat change New 2 1 Popular vote 410,769 279,897 81,794 Percentage 34.45% 23.48% 6.86% Swing New 1.44pp 0.3pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Tanja Fajon Luka Mesec Party SD Levica Last election 9.93%, 10 seats 9.33%, 9 seats Seats won 7 5 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 79,709 53,234 Percentage 6.69% 4.46% Swing 3.24pp 4.87pp
Map of the election results, showing the seats won by each party in each of the 8 multi-member constituencies.
Prime Minister before election Janez Janša SDS Elected Prime Minister Robert Golob GS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 24 April 2022 to elect all 90 members of the National Assembly.^[1][2]

The ruling Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by prime minister Janez Janša, conceded and was defeated by Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement (GS). New Slovenia (NSi) placed third, and was followed by the Social Democrats (SD) and The Left (Levica), both of which suffered some losses. The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia and the Party of Alenka Bratušek fell below the 4% electoral threshold and won no seats. Turnout stood at 70%, a substantial increase compared to previous two elections (52.63% in 2018 and 51.71% in 2014).^[3] Internationally, the election has been described as a defeat for Janša and right-wing populism, Janša being a supporter of former US president Donald Trump and an ally of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.^[4][5]

Following the election, the Freedom Movement formed a three-party centre-left coalition government with the Social Democrats and The Left, with Robert Golob heading the 15th Government as the next prime minister.^[6]