2012 Slovenian presidential election

none March 2026 Slovenia presidential 2007 Slovenian presidential election 2007 2017 Slovenian presidential election 2017 11 November 2012 (first round)2 December 2012 (second round) 170. seja vlade 2012-01-26 02 (cropped).JPG Borut Pahor Social Democrats (Slovenia) 478,859 67.37% Danilo Türk - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010 cropped.jpg Danilo Türk Independent politician 231,971 32.63% 300px First round results by electoral unit 300px First round results by electoral constituency 300px Second round results by electoral unit 300px Second round results by electoral constituency 3 Pahor: #fbd8de 30–40% #efa8b4 40–50% #e87588 50–60% #de3d58 60–70% #c91a38 70–80% #a9001c 80–90%Türk: #e7e7e7 30–40% #c6c6c6 40–50% #a9a9a9 50–60%Zver: #FEF4B4 30–40% #FEE391 40–50% President Danilo Türk Independent politician Borut Pahor Social Democrats (Slovenia) Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 11 November 2012, with a run-off held on 2 December.http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/predsednika-republike-bomo-izbirali-11-novembra/288076 Predsednika republike bomo izbirali 11. novembra 2012-07-25 RTV Slovenia's 1.7 million registered voters chose between the incumbent president Danilo Türk, the SDS/NSi party candidate Milan Zver and Borut Pahor of the Social DemocratsPahor uradno kandidat SD-ja za predsednika države http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/pahor-uradno-kandidat-sd-ja-za-predsednika-drzave/286810 21 January 2013 RTV 5 July 2012 who was also supported by the Civic List.Izbirali bomo med Türkom, Pahorjem in Zverom http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/izbirali-bomo-med-tuerkom-pahorjem-in-zverom/293862 19 October 2012 RTV 18 October 2012 The first round was won, contrary to the opinion poll predictions, by Pahor, with Türk placing second. In the run-off election, Pahor won with roughly two-thirds of the vote.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/izidi-vzporednih-volitev-pahor-67-tuerk-33/297155 Pahorju dobrih 67 odstotkov, Türku pa slabih 33 odstotkov RTV 2012-12-04 Electoral system Under Slovenia's election law, candidates for president require support of either: 10 members of the National Assembly, one or more political parties and either 3 members of the National Assembly or 3,000 voters, or 5,000 voters. Each political party can support only one candidate. In the election, the president is elected with a majority of the vote. If no candidate receives more than half of votes, the top two candidates meet in the second round of election. http://www.dvk.gov.si/PREDSEDNIK2007/ZVPR.html Zakon o volitvah predsednika republike (ZVPR) 2012-08-29 Uradni list RS, št. 39/1992 7 August 1992 Slovenian Candidates thumb|200px|left|Ballot paper in the first round of voting. The sequence of candidate options was determined via lottery. Danilo Türk Danilo Türk, the incumbent president, announced that he would seek re-election for a second term as an independent candidate andhttp://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/video-danilo-tuerk-se-bo-potegoval-za-drugi-mandat/279055 Video: Janković podprl Türka v boju za drugi mandat :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-01-14 2012-12-04 submitted over 13,000 signatures of support to the election commission. Türk, a former United Nations diplomat and professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana,http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/danilo-tuerk-predsedniski-diplomat-diplomatski-predsednik/293501 Danilo Türk: predsedniški diplomat, diplomatski predsednik :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 entered the 2007 election as an independent candidate with the support of five political parties. Narrowly placing second in the first round, Türk won the second round in a landslide, defeating Lojze Peterle. Türk was supported by two parliamentary parties, Positive Slovenia and Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia, and four non-parliamentary parties, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, Democratic Labour Party, Party for Sustainable Development, and Zares.http://www.delo.si/zgodbe/sobotnapriloga/danilo-turk-1-del-o-kandidaturi-in-sodelovanju-z-vlado.html Danilo Türk, 1. del: O kandidaturi in sodelovanju z vlado Delo.si 2012-12-04 Borut Pahor Borut Pahor of the Social Democrats had already considered running for the office in the 2007 election. http://www.finance.si/178684/ Pahor pripravljen kandidirati za predsednika države 2008-09-05 Finance 31 March 2007 Slovenianhttp://24ur.com/novice/slovenija/pahor-bi-kandidiral-za-predsednika.html Pahor bi kandidiral za predsednika 2008-09-05 24ur.com 4 March 2007 Slovenian However, he instead decided to concentrate on the then upcoming parliamentary election where his party won and he was elected Prime Minister.http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/en/index.html Republic of Slovenia Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2008 2008-09-21 Ministry of Public Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080924020450/http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/en/index.html 24 September 2008 dead In September 2011, Pahor's government lost a confidence vote amidst an economic crisis and political tensions. In the following election, Pahor was elected to the National Assembly while his party lost the plurality of the votes. In June 2012, Pahor unsuccessfully ran for re-election as president of the Social Democrats. He was defeated by Igor Lukšič by a narrow margin.http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/sd-bo-odslej-vodil-luksic.html SD bo odslej vodil Lukšič Delo.si 2012-10-29 2012-12-04 At the same party congress, Pahor announced he would run for President of Slovenia. He received support from the Social Democratshttp://www.delo.si/novice/politika/sd-podprli-pahorja.html SD podprli Pahorja Delo.si 2012-10-29 2012-12-04 and also from the Civic List, a Conservative Liberal party in the Slovenian center-right government coalition.http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/09/dl_podpora_pahor.aspx Svet DL podprl kandidaturo Pahorja za predsednika republike - Planet Siol.net 2012-09-12 2012-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103153035/http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/09/dl_podpora_pahor.aspx 3 November 2012 dead Pahor also submitted over 4.400 signatures of support. He also received open support by the right-wing leader Janez Janša, which according to the newspaper Delo was the turning point in the campaign, because Pahor won due to the support of right-wing voters.http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/pahor-in-jansa-v-telefonskem-kontaktu-pred-prestajanjem-kazni.html Zoran Potrč Pahor in Janša v telefonskem kontaktu pred prestajanjem kazni sl Pahor and Janša in a Telephone Conversation Before the Serving of the Sentence Delo 21 June 2014 Milan Zver thumb|right|200px|Milan Zver, SDS and NSi candidate Milan Zver entered the election as a candidate of two coalition parties, Slovenian Democratic Party and Nova Slovenija.http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/zver-pricakujem-da-bo-konkurenca-na-predsedniskih-volitvah-mocna/278561 Zver: Pričakujem, da bo konkurenca na predsedniških volitvah močna :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/predsednika-republike-bomo-izbirali-11-novembra/288076 Predsednika republike bomo izbirali 11. novembra :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-07-25 2012-12-04 Zver, a sociologist and political scientist, served as the Minister for Education and Sports in the centre-right government led by Janez Janša in 2004–2008. In 2009, Zver was elected member of the European Parliament as a candidate of the Slovenian Democratic Party.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/milan-zver-stajerec-ki-je-politicno-kariero-zacel-v-ljubljani/293607 Milan Zver - Štajerec, ki je politično kariero začel v Ljubljani :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 Failed or withdrawn Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti of the Slovenian National Party, who had run for office several times before, also suggested he would run, derStandard.at http://derstandard.at/1341526764093/Slowenien-waehlt-im-Herbst-den-Staatspraesidenten Slowenien wählt im Herbst den Staatspräsidenten - Slowenien - derStandard.at International 2012-12-04 however, he later changed his decision. Monika Malešič, independent politician, also announced her candidacy. She later withdrew her candidacy due to lack of public support. Iz predsedniške tekme izstopila Monika Malešič, kmalu sledi knjiga http://www.primorske.si/Slovenija-in-svet/Predsedniske-volitve/Iz-predsedniske-tekme-izstopila-Monika-Malesic-kma.aspx 19 October 2012 Primorske novice 15 October 2012 Marko Kožar, independent politician, who attempted to run in 2002 and 2007 but failed to gather sufficient public support both times, announced his intention to run this year as well but later changed his mind. http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/marko-kozar-odstopil-od-predsedniske-kandidature/289724 Marko Kožar odstopil od predsedniške kandidature :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-08-19 2012-12-04 Other people who announced the intention to run include Miro Žitko, Ladislav Troha, Dušan Egidij Kubot - Totislo, Artur Štern, Martina Valenčič, Fani Eršte, and Milan Robič.http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/foto-predsedniska-kampanja-se-je-uradno-zacela/289746 Foto: Predsedniška kampanja se je uradno začela :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-08-20 2012-12-04http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/za-predsedniski-stol-se-zeli-potegovati-tudi-milan-robic/289933 Za predsedniški stol se želi potegovati tudi Milan Robič :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-08-22 2012-12-04http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/27-letna-podjetnica-nova-kandidatka-za-predsednico-drzave/290376 27-letna podjetnica nova kandidatka za predsednico države :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-08-29 2012-12-04http://www.times.si/slovenija/kdo-je-predsedniska-kandidatka-fani--6e5e2e98f1-1ca741240d.html https://archive.today/20130418181357/http://www.times.si/slovenija/kdo-je-predsedniska-kandidatka-fani--6e5e2e98f1-1ca741240d.html dead 2013-04-18 Kdo je predsedniška kandidatka Fani? Slovenian Who is the Presidential Candidate Fani? Zurnal24.si Campaign All three campaigns stated that their activities would be financially austere in accordance with the situation in the country. Each however, was marked by its own specific style. Pahor carried out a variety of voluntary jobs, and took part in a number of work actions organised by his campaign. Zver participated in numerous political and civil group rallies and similar events across the country. Türk organised a large political meeting in Križanke to inaugurate the campaign, but mostly appeared at presidential events rather than ones that were explicitly campaign oriented. An important part of the three campaigns were the live radio and television debates. First Round Debates The very first debate between the three candidates occurred on the afternoon of 23 October 2012 on Radio Slovenia. The first television debate took place in the evening of the same day on TV Slovenia. Samo Uhan, a politologist at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, stated that the first TV debate would not case a shift in support. He described Türks' performance as presidential, Zvers' as an advocacy of the current governing coalition, and Pahor as being burdened by his negative experiences in the previous parliamentary term. Božidar Novak stated that none of the candidates were outstanding in regard to substance, but that Pahor was slightly better than the other two in terms of style. He described Türk as calm, Zver as condescending, and Pahor as likeable.Škrinjar Klara Prvo TV soočenje: brez ostrine, z obrisi razlik http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/prvo-tv-soocenje-brez-ostrine-z-obrisi-razlik.html 24 October 2012 Delo 23 October 2012 The second TV debate was organised and broadcast by POP TV on the evening of 25 October 2012.Drugo televizijsko soočenje (V ŽIVO) http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/drugo-televizijsko-soocenje-v-zivo.html 26 October 2012 Delo 25 October 2012 The broadcast featured a number of interactive elements including a live analysis of web based reactions to the three candidates. According to this method, Pahor performed the best, followed closely by Zver, with Türk shown as the least successful among the three.VIDEO: Kako prepričljivi so bili kandidati v očeh gledalcev soočenja? http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/novicevideo-kako-prepricljivi-so-bili-kandidati-v-oceh-gledalcev-soocenja.html 26 October 2012 24ur.com 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121028072547/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/novicevideo-kako-prepricljivi-so-bili-kandidati-v-oceh-gledalcev-soocenja.html 28 October 2012 deadFOTO in VIDEO: Priznavajo svoje napake, a obljubljajo boljšo prihodnost http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/noviceprvo-soocenje-predsedniski-kandidati-iz-oci-v-oci.html 26 October 2012 24ur.com 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121028064540/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/noviceprvo-soocenje-predsedniski-kandidati-iz-oci-v-oci.html 28 October 2012 dead The third televised live appearance of all three candidates was aired on POP TV on the evening of 2 November 2012. This broadcast had a different format. The candidates were interrogated by a journalist for 25 minutes each and only interacted with each other at the beginning of the show and between the interviews.Kandidati na Pop TV soočeni z neizprosno zasliševalko http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/kandidati-na-pop-tv-sooceni-z-neizprosno-zaslisevalko.html 4 November 2012 Delo 2 November 2012 The above-mentioned method of reaction analysis showed that both Pahor and Zver performed better than Türk.VIDEO: Kdo je najbolje izkoristil minute na stolu? http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/aktualno/novice/video-kdo-je-najbolje-izkoristil-minute-na-stolu.html 4 November 2012 24ur.com 2 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105032353/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/aktualno/novice/video-kdo-je-najbolje-izkoristil-minute-na-stolu.html 5 November 2012 dead The fourth TV debate aired on the newly opened Planet TV on the evening of 5 November 2012. During the live broadcast, Episcenter conducted a study of how convincing each of the candidates had been. The results showed that Pahor was successful at convincing 45% of the viewers, followed by Türk with 37% and Zver with 18%.Predsedniški kandidati so si enotni: reforme so potrebne http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/soocenje_predsedniskih_kandidatov_planet_tv.aspx 6 November 2012 PlanetSiol.net 5 November 2012 The fifth one was again hosted by TV Slovenia on the evening of 6 November.V živo na TVS: Türk, Pahor, Zver http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/v-zivo-na-tvs-turk-pahor-zver.html 8 November 2012 Delo 6 November 2012 The final POP TV debate was broadcast live on the evening of 8 November 2012. Aside from the usual confrontation between the candidates for president it also featured a segment where the women who would become the first lady were questioned by the moderator. An analysis of web based responses indicated that Pahor made the best impression, followed by Türk and revealed Zver as the least convincing.VIDEO: Kdo je najbolj prepričal v velikem finalu soočenj? http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/novicevideo-kdo-je-najbolj-preprical-v-velikem-finalu-soocenj.html 9 November 2012 8 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110234221/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/novicevideo-kdo-je-najbolj-preprical-v-velikem-finalu-soocenj.html 10 November 2012 dead The final TV Slovenia debate was broadcast live on the evening of 9 November 2012. This event also featured a segment which included the companions of the three candidates.O stricih, zdravju in ženah - kandidati so se soočili še zadnjič http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/o-stricih-zdravju-in-zenah-kandidati-so-se-soocili-se-zadnjic/295359 9 November 2012 MMC RTV Slo 9 November 2012 Election silence came into effect at midnight on the night of 9 November 2012 and lasted until 19:00 CET on the evening of 11 November when the polling stations closed. Opinion polls Date(s)conducted Polling organisation/client, reference Sample size Danilo TürkBorut Pahor Milan Zver Undecided, Not votingLead27-29 Nov DeloAnketa Dela: Pahorju 55 odstotkov, Türku 24 http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-dela-pahorju-55-odstotkov-tuerku-24/296971 3 December 2012 MMC RTV Slo 30 November 2012 786 24% 55% - 21% 31%26-28 Nov Faculty for applied social studies/Slovene beatSlovenski utrip: v nedeljo Pahorju 75, Türku 25 odstotkov http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/slovenski-utrip-v-nedeljo-pahorju-75-tuerku-25-odstotkov/296984 3 December 2012 MMC RTV Slo 30 November 2012 903 17.2% 53.6% - 29.1% 36.4%24–27 Nov Planet SiOL.netPlanet TV: Javno mnenje na Planet TV: Türku se obeta katastrofalen volilni poraz http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/planet_tv_raziskava_volitve_drugi_krog.aspx 28 November 2012 Planet Siol 28 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121201030124/http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/planet_tv_raziskava_volitve_drugi_krog.aspx 1 December 2012 dead 927 28.9% 71.1% - - 42.2%23–25 Nov Planet SiOL.netPlanet TV: Pahor še povečal prednost pred Türkom http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/planet_tv_borut_pahor_danilo_turk_raziskava.aspx 27 November 2012 Planet Siol 26 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130032413/http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/planet_tv_borut_pahor_danilo_turk_raziskava.aspx 30 November 2012 dead 930 31% 69% - - 38%20–22 Nov Ninamedia/DnevnikAnketa Dnevnika: Pahorju bi do zmage pomagali volivci desnih strank http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-dnevnika-pahorju-bi-do-zmage-pomagali-volivci-desnih-strank/296543 3 December 2012 MMC RTV Slo 24 November 2012 700 31.6% 53.1% - 15.3% 21.5%12–20 Nov Planet SiOL.netPlanet TV: V drugem krogu bi zmagal Pahor krog http://www.siol.net/novice/slovenija/2012/11/planet_tv_drugi_krog.aspx 20 November 2012 Planet Siol 20 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121129021921/http://www.siol.net/Novice/Slovenija/2012/11/Planet_TV_drugi_krog.aspx 29 November 2012 dead 526 31.9% 68.1% - - 36.2%12–15 Nov DeloAnketa Dela: Pahor prepričljivo vodi krog http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/anketa-dela-pahor-prepricljivo-vodi.html 17 November 2012 Delo 17 November 2012 645 27% 62% - 11% 35%11 Nov Milan Zver lost in the first round of the presidential election and therefore dropped out.5–8 Nov Mediana Institute/RTV SloveniaAnketa RTV SLO: v drugem krogu Türk in Pahor http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-rtv-slo-v-drugem-krogu-tuerk-in-pahor/295436 9 November 2012 MMC RTV Slo 9 November 2012 616 30% 25% 17% 28% 5%5–8 Nov DeloAnketa Dela: Zdaj še ne bo odločitve, potreben bo drugi krog http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/anketa-dela-zdaj-se-ne-bo-odlocitve-potreben-bo-drugi-krog.html 9 November 2012 Delo 9 November 2012 621 44% 31% 25% - 13%5–7 Nov Faculty for applied social studies/Slovene beatSlovenski utrip: Pahor pred Türkom in Zverom http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/slovenski-utrip-pahor-pred-tuerkom-in-zverom/295431 9 November 2012 MMC RTV Slo 9 November 2012 916 28.5% 30.7% 14.2% 26.6% 2.2%5–7 Nov RM Plus/VečerAnketa Večera: Še vodi Türk, a v nedeljo še ne bo predsednika http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-vecera-se-vodi-tuerk-a-v-nedeljo-se-ne-bo-predsednika/295413 9 November 2012 MMC RTV Slo 9 November 2012 700 24.8% 21.4% 16.6% 37.2% 3.4%5–7 Nov DeloAnketa Dela: Pahor čedalje bližje Türku, Zver močno zaostaja http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-dela-pahor-cedalje-blizje-tuerku-zver-mocno-zaostaja/295346 8 November 2012 MMC RTV Slo 8 November 2012 817 33% 27% 18% 22% 6%6 Nov Ninamedia/DnevnikKonec sanj o Türkovi zmagi v prvem krogu http://www.dnevnik.si/slovenija/v-ospredju/konec-sanj-o-turkovi-zmagi-v-prvem-krogu 8 November 2012 7 November 2012 600 33.5% 25.5% 17% 24% 8%26–30 Oct Mediana Institute/RTV SloveniaAnketa: Največ glasov Türku, sledita Pahor in Zver. Nihče ne bi pobral večine. http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-najvec-glasov-tuerku-sledita-pahor-in-zver-nihce-ne-bi-pobral-vecine/295014 4 November 2012 RTV Slovenija 4 November 2012 611 36% 24% 14% 26% 12%24–25 Oct DeloAnketa Dela: Vedno manj neopredeljenih volivcev http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-dela-vedno-manj-neopredeljenih-volivcev/294678 29 October 2012 MMC RTV Slo 29 October 2012 407 43% 20% 13% 24% 23%22–24 Oct RM Plus/VečerV predsedniški tekmi še vedno vodi Danilo Tūrk http://web.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2012102505843148 26 October 2012 Večer 25 October 2012 27 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027151708/http://web.vecer.com/portali/vecer/v1/default.asp?kaj=3&id=2012102505843148 dead 700 29% 16.6% 15% 39.4% 12.4%16–18 Oct Vox populi/Dnevnik, POP TVAnketa Vox populi: Zmagal bi Türk pred Pahorjem http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/anketa-vox-populi-zmagal-bi-tuerk-pred-pahorjem/294120 21 October 2012 MMC RTV Slo 21 October 2012 700 51% 23% 20% 16% 28%10–16 Oct Episcenter/TSMediaEpiscenter: Türku vsota Pahorjevih in Zverovih glasov http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/episcenter-tuerku-vsota-pahorjevih-in-zverovih-glasov/293955 19 October 2012 MMC RTV Slo 19 October 2012 1005 46% 25% 21% 8% 21%8–10 Oct DeloAnketa Dela: Danilo Türk v prednosti http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/anketa-dela-danilo-turk-v-prednosti.html Delo 19 October 2012 700 46% 24% 16% 14% 22% Tracking polls During the last two weeks of the campaign, magazine Mladina, in association with Ninamedia agency, was running a tracking poll to monitor the trends of changes in support for all three candidates. The poll included n=100 daily with n=200 on the last day of the poll. The final prediction of the poll on Friday, 9 November, indicated 43.8% for Türk, 33.6% for Pahor, and 22.6% for Zver, what would result in a second round being necessary. Support for Zver was more or less stable during the two weeks, slightly above 20%. Long-term trend indicated a slight fall of support for TürkKdo bo zmagal? http://www.mladina.si/117590/kdo-bo-zmagal/ 9 November 2012 Mladina 9 November 2012 with the support beginning to rise again in the last days before the election. While the poll first allowed the possibility of Türk being elected in the first round already, the final prediction stated that Türk and Pahor will face the second round. http://www.mladina.si/117654/zadnja-napoved-t-rku-43-8-odstotka-drugi-krog-bo-tesen/ Zadnja napoved: Türku 43,8 odstotka. Drugi krog bo tesen. Mladina.Si 2012-12-04 Journal Delo ran a tracking poll during the last week of the campaign. Similarly, the final prediction indicated 44% for Türk, 33% for Pahor and 23% for Zver. In the last two days, the poll indicated that some of supporters of Türk migrated to Pahor.http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/3-delova-meritev-javnega-mnenja-turk-44-pahor-33-zver-23.html 3. Delova meritev javnega mnenja: Türk 44%, Pahor 33%, Zver 23% Delo.si 2012-12-04 Results Borut Pahor Social Democrats 326006 478859 Danilo Türk Independent 293429 231971 Milan Zver SDS–NSi 198337 10852 14870 1711768 1711461 DVK First round right|thumb|300px|First round winners by electoral unithttp://volitve.gov.si/vp2012/en/rezultati/rezultati.html Elections of the President 2012 – 11 November 2012 Ministry of Justice and Public Administration infrastructure 2012-12-03 dead https://archive.today/20121228124455/http://volitve.gov.si/vp2012/en/rezultati/rezultati.html 28 December 2012 Borut Pahor (red) Danilo Türk (blue) The first round took place on 11 November. Contrary to predictions, the exit polls indicated that the first round was won by Pahor (41.9%), followed by Türk (37.2%) and Zver (20.8%).http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/dvk-prestel-ze-polovico-glasov-vodi-pahor/295603 Prešteti že skoraj vsi glasovi, vodi Pahor :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 After 99.91% of votes counted, Pahor got 40%, followed by Türk with 35.8% and Zver with 24.2%. The voter turnout was record-low at less than 48%. For comparison, the first round of the 2007 election saw 58% of the electorate casting their votes and the 1992 election even more than 85%.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/dvk-pahor-40-00-tuerk-35-84-zver-24-16/295603 DVK: Pahor 40,00%, Türk 35,84%, Zver 24,16%! :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 In his first response, Pahor expressed a surprise by the amount of support in the first round and stated that he will aim to continue to be a candidate that is not limited to one side of the political spectrum.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/zver-lahko-recem-da-sem-zalosten/295604 Zver: Lahko rečem, da sem žalosten :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 Türk mentioned that the low voter turnout indicated the disappointment of people regarding the political situation and that the voters should decide what country they want to live in. Zver thanked his supporters and stated he was "sad" but did not decide which of the remaining two candidates he would endorse in the second round. In the following days, analysts expressed opinion that Pahor now has better chances in the runoff.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/makarovic-in-novak-pahorju-zelo-verjetna-zmaga-v-drugem-krogu/295654 Makarovič in Novak: Pahorju zelo verjetna zmaga v drugem krogu :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/drugi-krog-karte-se-mesajo-na-novo.html Drugi krog? Karte se mešajo na novo! Delo.si 2012-12-04 Pahor appeared to attract votes from both sides of the political spectrum, even one third of the voters of the SDS party. On the other hand, Türk got most of his votes from supporters of Positive Slovenia and from one third of supporters of Pahor's SD.http://www.dnevnik.si/slovenija/v-ospredju/v-drugem-krogu-spopad-na-levici- V drugem krogu spopad na levici Dnevnik.si 2012-12-04 22 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150622220533/http://www.dnevnik.si/slovenija/v-ospredju/v-drugem-krogu-spopad-na-levici- dead Increasing support of Pahor during the campaign was also attributed to better performance of his in televised debates. Discrepancies between the opinion polls and the results in the first round were attributed to low voter turnout, especially as a part of Türk's supporters presumably stayed at home. Low turnout was also interpreted as people being "fed up" with the political situation in Slovenia.http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/pavliha-ljudje-imajo-poln-kufer-pribac-popotnica-pahorja-je-premierski-mandat/295619 Pavliha: Ljudje imajo "poln kufer". Pribac: Popotnica Pahorja je premierski mandat. :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 Second round Borut Pahor won the second round and the election with 67.3% of the vote.http://news.uk.msn.com/world/ex-pm-wins-slovenia-president-vote Ex-PM wins Slovenia president vote MSN News Ex-PM wins Slovenia president vote 2 December 2012 2 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121205051813/http://news.uk.msn.com/world/ex-pm-wins-slovenia-president-vote 5 December 2012 dead The results were first announced in an exit poll by the Mediana Institute.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-member-slovenia-chooses-president-amid-uncertainty-discontent-over-anti-crisis-measures/2012/12/02/c969512c-3c5c-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html Exit poll: Ex-PM Borut Pahor wins Slovenia presidential election with 67.3 percent of vote The Washington Post Associated Press 2 December 2012 2 December 2012June 2021 medicmedic The result was later confirmed at 67.4% for Pahor to 32.6% for Danilo Türk by the Electoral Commission of Slovenia, with 99.7% of the votes counted.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovenia-election-idUSBRE8B10DZ20121202 Opposition candidate wins Slovenian presidential election Reuters 2 December 2012 2 December 2012 Novak Marja The voter turnout was 41.95%, the lowest in the history of presidential elections in Slovenia (until being surpassed by the 2017 election at 41.84%).http://www.rtvslo.si/predsedniske-volitve-2012/pahorju-dobrih-67-odstotkov-tuerku-pa-slabih-33-odstotkov/297155 Pahorju dobrih 67 odstotkov, Türku pa slabih 33 odstotkov :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija Rtvslo.si 2012-12-04 After the results were announced, Pahor reiterated that this "only the beginning, the beginning of something new, a new hope, a new period."http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/03/c_124034965.htm Pahor beats Turk in Slovenian presidential election: TV English.news.cn Xinhua News Agency 2 December 2012 2 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150610192955/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/03/c_124034965.htm 10 June 2015 Pahor stressed that people need trust, respect, and tolerance. He stated he will keep the promises he made during the campaign and will keep working to help solving the problems the nation faces.http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/iz-staba-boruta-pahorja-to-je-zacetek-novega-upanja-novega-casa.html Iz štaba Boruta Pahorja: To je začetek novega upanja, novega časa Delo.si 2012-12-04 Türk congratulated his opponent and stated he will keep an active role in the politics of the country.http://www.delo.si/novice/volitve/iz-staba-danila-turka-ostajam-privrzenec-tej-drzavi-in-aktiven-drzavljan.html Iz štaba Danila Türka: Ostajam privrženec tej državi in aktiven državljan Delo.si 2012-12-04 References External links Category:Presidential elections in Slovenia Slovenia Presidential election Slovenia Slovenia