Overview
- Preliminary tally shows Movement for Freedom on 28.62% and 29 seats versus SDS on 27.95% with 99.85% of ballots counted.
- No bloc secured a majority in the 90-seat assembly, and five smaller parties entered parliament, including an anti-system list and a conservative party founded by Anže Logar.
- Janez Janša called for recounts in all precincts after citing problems with the electoral commission’s website.
- Authorities are examining possible foreign interference tied to Black Cube after covert recordings surfaced; Janša acknowledged meeting a firm official and denies involvement in the videos’ publication.
- President Natasa Pirc Musar urged talks to begin promptly, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Robert Golob; turnout was reported near 70%.