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Presidential elections were held inSlovenia on 23 October 2022.[1] IncumbentPresidentBorut Pahor was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits.[2]
As no candidate received a majority of the vote, arunoff between the top two placing candidates, former foreign ministerAnže Logar, anSDS member running as an independent, and independent formerInformation CommissionerNataša Pirc Musar, took place on 13 November 2022. Pirc Musar won the runoff with 53.86% of the vote, becoming the first female president of Slovenia.[3][4]
Logar acknowledged his defeat and congratulated Pirc Musar on her victory.[5]
| Date | Election task |
|---|---|
| 20 July 2022 | President of the National Assembly announces elections |
| 22 August 2022 | Day the electoral tasks start |
| 22 September 2022 | Start of the official campaign |
| 28 September 2022 | Deadline for submitting candidacies |
| 3 October 2022 | Last day for withdrawing from the candidature |
| 21 October 2022 | Start of the electoral silence at midnight |
| 23 October 2022 | Election day |
| 13 November 2022 | Second round |
The President of Slovenia is elected using thetwo-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, the top two candidates contest a runoff.[6]
Under Slovenia's election law, candidates for president are required to meet one of three criteria:
Each political party could support only one candidate.
| Candidate name, age, political party | Candidate of | # | Political offices | Campaign | Registration date | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anže Logar (49) Independent |  | SDS | 2 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 22 Sep 2022 | [12] | ||
| SLS | |||||||||
| Nataša Pirc Musar (57) Independent | .jpg) | Pirati | 5 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 22 Sep 2022 | [17] | ||
| SMS–Z | |||||||||
| Candidate name, age, political party | Candidate of | No. | Political offices | Campaign | Registration date | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Brglez (58) SD | -1_cropped_(cropped).jpg) | SD | 1 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 29 Sep 2022 | [20] | ||
| GS | |||||||||
| Janez Cigler Kralj (46) N.Si | .jpg) | N.Si | 3 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 22 Sep 2022 | [22] | ||
| Miha Kordiš (36) Levica |  | Levica | 4 |
|  (Campaign) | 29 Sep 2022 | [25] | ||
| Vladimir Prebilič (51) Independent | _(cropped).jpg) | Vesna | 6 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 22 Sep 2022 | [27] | ||
| Sabina Senčar (55) Resni.ca | .jpg) | Resni.ca | 7 |
|  (Campaign •Website) | 29 Sep 2022 | [31] | ||
| ZLS | |||||||||
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| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | -1_cropped.jpg) | | | | .png) | | | Undecided | Abstain | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brglez SD | Logar Ind. | Cigler Kralj N.Si | Kordiš Levica | Pirc Musar Ind. | Prebilič Ind. | Senčar Resni.ca | ||||||
| Election results | 23 October 2022 | — | 15.5 | 34.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 26.9 | 10.6 | 5.9 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 18–21 Oct 2022 | 1,989 | 12.3 | 24.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 21.4 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| Mediana/POP TV/Delo | 17–19 Oct 2022 | 824 | 17.3 | 30.1 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 20.5 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| Parsifal/Nova24TV | 10–14 Oct 2022 | 705 | 10.7 | 27.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| Ninamedia/Večer/Dnevnik | 10–13 Oct 2022 | 1,000 | 18.6 | 31.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 19.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | – | – | 11.9 |
| Mediana/Delo/POP TV | 3–6 Oct 2022 | 719 | 15.3 | 23.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 20.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 28–30 Sep 2022 | 1,547 | 12.1 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 1.8 |
| Ninamedia/Dnevnik/Večer | 28–29 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | 18.9 | 28.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 23.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 16.6 | – | 4.6 |
| Ninamedia/Mladina | 27 Sep 2022 | 500 | 18.9 | 27.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 23.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 21.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | | | | | | | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logar Ind. | Pirc Musar Ind. | Logar Ind. | Brglez SD | Pirc Musar Ind. | Brglez SD | |||||
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 9–11 Nov 2022 | 1860 | 44.0 | 56.0 | – | – | ||||
| Ninamedia/Dnevnik/Večer | 7–10 Nov 2022 | 1150 | 48.8 | 51.2 | – | – | ||||
| Mediana/POP TV/Delo | 7–9 Nov 2022 | 718 | 44.6 | 51.7 | – | – | ||||
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 2–4 Nov 2022 | 1,019 | 34.2 | 43.5 | – | – | ||||
| Ninamedia/Mladina | 27–29 Oct 2022 | 700 | 38.7 | 61.3 | – | – | ||||
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 18–21 Oct 2022 | 1,989 | 36.5 | 42.5 | 39.0 | 37.4 | 36.1 | 30.2 | ||
| Mediana/POP TV/Delo | 17–19 Oct 2022 | 824 | 42.4 | 44.4 | 45.2 | 43.7 | 34.4 | 38.3 | ||
| Parsifal/Nova24TV | 10–14 Oct 2022 | 705 | 49.2 | 45.1 | 50.2 | 40.5 | – | |||
| Ninamedia/Večer/Dnevnik | 10–13 Oct 2022 | 1,000 | 39.6 | 37.3 | 41.3 | 33.6 | – | |||
| Valicon/RTV Slovenija | 29–30 Sep 2022 | 1,547 | 33.9 | 40.7 | 37.0 | 32.0 | 33.7 | 29.4 | ||
| Ninamedia/Dnevnik/Večer | 28–29 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | 40.8 | 41.6 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 37.0 | 33.7 | ||
In the first roundAnže Logar received 34% of the voter share against 27% forNataša Pirc Musar.[11]Milan Brglez was third with around 15%.[11] For the second round Golob then turned his support to Pirc Musar.[11]
In the run-off, independent Pirc Musar was expected to win since August 2022.[34] Logar also ran as an independent, but was a member of theSlovenian Democratic Party (SDS), which lostparliamentary elections six months prior.[35] Logar was therefore associated with Janša, who was accused with attempting to restrict the freedom of expression and undermine the independence of the judiciary during his term in office.[35]
In the evening of 13 November 2022, the electoral commission reported that Pirc Musar won with nearly 54% of the vote, after which Logar conceded defeat and congratulated Pirc Musar on her victory.[36] Pirc Musar will become Slovenia's first female president, commander-in-chief of theSlovenian Army and also be responsible for appointing the head of theCentral Bank of Slovenia.[37]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Anže Logar | Slovenian Democratic Party | 296,000 | 33.95 | 414,029 | 46.11 | |
| Nataša Pirc Musar | Independent | 234,361 | 26.88 | 483,812 | 53.89 | |
| Milan Brglez | Social Democrats | 134,726 | 15.45 | |||
| Vladimir Prebilič | Independent | 92,456 | 10.60 | |||
| Sabina Senčar [sl] | Resni.ca | 51,767 | 5.94 | |||
| Janez Cigler Kralj [sl] | New Slovenia | 38,113 | 4.37 | |||
| Miha Kordiš [sl] | The Left | 24,518 | 2.81 | |||
| Total | 871,941 | 100.00 | 897,841 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 871,941 | 99.47 | 897,841 | 98.87 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,625 | 0.53 | 10,224 | 1.13 | ||
| Total votes | 876,566 | 100.00 | 908,065 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,694,437 | 51.73 | 1,694,373 | 53.59 | ||
| Source:Volitve | ||||||
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