Overview
- Near-final results show Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement with 29 seats to Janez Janša’s SDS on 28, leaving both short of the 46 needed to govern.
- President Nataša Pirc Musar urged parties to begin talks quickly, with a prime minister to be nominated once a viable majority emerges.
- Golob claimed a narrow victory, invited all democratic parties to talks, and told the EU the interference claims represent a hybrid threat.
- Slovenian authorities say Black Cube operatives visited Ljubljana multiple times during the campaign; Janša acknowledges contact with an adviser but denies hiring the firm.
- Janša’s party said it will scrutinize the count and raised concerns about discrepancies, as analysts warn coalition building could prove unstable with smaller parties as kingmakers.