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Slovenians vote in tight race between liberals and populist right
Neither leading party looks set to win a majority in the closely fought Slovenian parliamentary election marked by allegations of foreign interference and last-minute campaign scandals.
- On Sunday, March 22, 2026, Slovenians began casting ballots as incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob faces Janez Jansa in a tight race with no clear majority projected.
- This month, the campaign intensified after anonymous website posting covert videos and dirty tactics like dead animals on posters, with Golob's coalition facing reshuffles and policy backlash.
- Investigations say representatives of Black Cube, run by two former Mossad agents, visited Slovenia four times, including near SDS headquarters in Ljubljana, with Jansa acknowledging contact but denying interference.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Golob urged an EU investigation into alleged interference, saying 'it is so important, not to act now on behalf of Slovenia, but to act now to protect every other state.'
- A Jansa victory would likely shift Slovenia's foreign policy and could reverse Golob's recognition of a Palestinian state and arms embargo, resonating across the 27-member EU.
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Slovenia Vote Too Close To Call As Orbán Ally Janša Challenges Liberal Government
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief LJUBLJANA/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Slovenia, the birthplace of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, held a closely contested parliamentary election Sunday, with populist opposition leader Janez Janša — an ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — running neck-and-neck with the ruling liberal party. With about 99 percent of votes counted, Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement secured roug…
With 29.9% of the votes, the Liberal Golob Super Jansa, ally of Orbán and Trump. No conditions for self-governing, in a selection marked by scandals.
The electoral winner in Slovenia is not yet certain. However, according to forecasts, the liberal ruling party is ahead. Behind this lies the right-wing party of the former president.
Slovenia's governing liberals face right-wing populists as voters cast ballots in highly contested parliamentary election
Voters in Slovenia cast ballots Sunday in a highly contested parliamentary election that will decide whether the small European Union nation stays on its liberal course or sways toward the right.
Slovenia elects a new parliament today. Owner Robert Golob meets the right-wing conservative Janez Janša. The country stands at the crossroads.
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