Slovenian parliamentary election, 1996
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Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia
on 10 December 1996. The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
, which won 25 of the 90 seats. Party leader Janez Drnovsek
was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 9 January 1997.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
on 10 December 1996. The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia is a liberal political party in Slovenia. It is led by Katarina Kresal and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party...
, which won 25 of the 90 seats. Party leader Janez Drnovsek
Janez Drnovšek
Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia . He was born in Celje, Slovenia, then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia...
was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 9 January 1997.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democracy of Slovenia Liberal Democracy of Slovenia Liberal Democracy of Slovenia is a liberal political party in Slovenia. It is led by Katarina Kresal and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party... |
288,783 | 27.01 | 25 | |
| Slovenian People's Party Slovenian People's Party The Slovenian People's Party is a rural-based conservative political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first non-Communist political organization in Yugoslavia, it merged with the Slovene Christian Democrats to form the present-day party in 2000... |
207,186 | 19.38 | 19 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Slovenia Slovenian Democratic Party The Slovenian Democratic Party , known until 2003 as the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia is a Slovenian centre-right liberal conservative and Christian democratic party... |
172,470 | 16.13 | 16 | |
| Slovene Christian Democrats Slovene Christian Democrats The Slovene Christian Democrats was a Christian Democrat political party in Slovenia between 1989 and 2000.It was founded as the Slovene Christian Social Movement in March of 1989. Its first president was Peter Kovačič Peršin... |
102,852 | 9.62 | 10 | |
| United List of Social Democrats Social Democrats (Slovenia) The Social Democrats is a centre-left political party in Slovenia, currently led by Borut Pahor. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats .-Origins:... |
96,597 | 9.03 | 9 | |
| Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia is a Slovenian political party led by Karl Erjavec.DeSUS was a member of the government led by prime minister Janez Janša until 2008... |
46,152 | 4.32 | 5 | New |
| Slovenian National Party Slovenian National Party The Slovenian National Party is a extreme nationalist political party in Slovenia, led by Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti. The party is renowned for its euroscepticism and opposes Slovenia's membership in NATO... |
34,422 | 3.22 | 4 | |
| Democratic Party of Slovenia Democratic Party of Slovenia The Democratic Party of Slovenia is an extra-parliamentary centrist political party in Slovenia. It was established in March 1994, when the majority of the then existing Democratic Party led by Dimitrij Rupel joined the ruling Liberal Democracy of Slovenia... |
28,624 | 2.68 | 0 | |
| Greens of Slovenia Greens of Slovenia The Greens of Slovenia is a political party in Slovenia.At the parliamentary election in September 2008, the party won no seats.-External links:*... |
18,853 | 1.76 | 0 | |
| Slovenian Craftsmen and Entreprenerial Party-Centrum Party | 12,335 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenian Forum | 11,383 | 1.06 | 0 | New |
| Liberal Party | 7,972 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| National Labour Party | 5,827 | 0.54 | 0 | New |
| Green Alternative of Slovenia | 5,602 | 0.52 | 0 | New |
| Republican Association of Slovenia | 5,071 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Slovenia | 5,027 | 0.47 | 0 | New |
| Christian Social Union | 4,767 | 0.45 | 0 | New |
| DEUS-LZS | 2,025 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
| New Party | 1,104 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| Forward Slovenia | 886 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Party for the Equality of Regions | 541 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 7,398 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority representatives | ||||
| 2 | 0 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 67,007 | |||
| Total | 1,136,211 | 100 | 90 | 0 |
| Source: European Election Database, Parties and elections in Europe | ||||