2008 Slovenian parliamentary election

none April 2025 Slovenia parliamentary 2004 Slovenian parliamentary election 2004 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election 2011 88 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly 21 September 2008 63.10% ( 2.46 pp) 150x150px Borut Pahor Social Democrats (Slovenia) 10 seats 29 19 320,248 30.45% 150x150px Janez Janša Slovenian Democratic Party 29 seats 28 1 307,735 29.26% 150x150px Gregor Golobič Zares New 9 New 98,526 9.37% 150x150px Karl Erjavec Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia 4 seats 7 3 78,353 7.45% 150x150px Zmago Jelinčič Slovenian National Party 6 seats 5 1 56,832 5.40% 150x150px Bojan Šrot Slovenian People's Party 7 seats 5 2 54,809 5.21% 150x150px Katarina Kresal Liberal Democracy of Slovenia 23 seats 5 18 54,771 5.21% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Janez Janša Slovenian Democratic Party Borut Pahor Social Democrats (Slovenia) Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 21 September 2008 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. Seventeen parties filed to run in the election, including all nine parliamentary parties. A plurality of seats was won by the Social Democrats, which subsequently formed a coalition government together with Zares, the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia. Electoral system Of the 90 seats, 88 are elected using the D'Hondt method of list proportional representation, with a 4% threshold.http://www.rtvslo.si/modload.php?&c_mod=rnews&op=sections&func=read&c_menu=42&c_id=183196 Trojčku 43 mandatov in koalicijski partner? 43 mandates for the Troika and a coalition partner? Rtvslo.si 5 December 2012 18 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218055645/http://www.rtvslo.si/modload.php?&c_mod=rnews&op=sections&func=read&c_menu=42&c_id=183196 live sl Opinion polls Fieldwork datePolling firmPublisher(s)Sample sizeSDSLDSSDNSiSLSSNSDeSUSZaresLipaKDSOthersNoneUnd.Abst.LeadSource21 Sep 2008InterstatRTV28.05.232.0–4.35.66.710.1–––4.0Ninamedia - Volitve 2008 https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php 2026-10-10 www.ninamedia.si21 Sep 2008MedianaPOP TV27.76.131.52.64.25.87.69.72.3––3.8VZPOREDNE VOLITVE: SD dobil 29 sedežev - Volitve '08 http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/v-zivo-zmagovalka-volitev-je-sd.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080922082546/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/v-zivo-zmagovalka-volitev-je-sd.html 2008-09-22 2026-10-10Exit polls6-11 Sep 2008NinamediaDnevnik1,54429.97.820.72.75.97.68.010.82.7–4.5–9.2Ninamedia - Volitve 2008 https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php 2026-10-10 www.ninamedia.si1-4 Sep 2008NinamediaDnevnik1,00020.05.116.31.61.93.46.26.00.4–0.47.531.4–3.7Ninamedia - Volitve 2008 https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php 2026-10-10 www.ninamedia.si26-28 Aug 2008NinamediaDnevnik66320.85.718.62.22.52.73.55.90.60.10.17.729.0–2.2Ninamedia - Volitve 2008 https://www.ninamedia.si/volitve2008.php 2026-10-10 www.ninamedia.si Polling Firm Date SD SDS Zares SNS LDS DeSUS SLS NSi OthersNinamediahttp://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/31467/social_democratic_parties_lead_in_slovenia Social Democratic Parties Lead in Slovenia Angus Reid Public Opinion 17 July 2008 5 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007110020/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/31467/social_democratic_parties_lead_in_slovenia 7 October 2008 usurped 15–17 July 200825.7%22.4%8.4%6.3%7.2%4.5%1.7%1.5%22.3%Ninamediahttp://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/30981/social_democracy_leads_all_in_slovenia Social Democracy Leads All in Slovenia Angus Reid Public Opinion 22 May 2008 5 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007110229/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/30981/social_democracy_leads_all_in_slovenia 7 October 2008 usurped 20–22 May 200822.1%18.9%8.6%6.8%6.6%4.2%2.4%1.9%37.1%Delohttp://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/31063/slovenian_voters_put_social_democracy_ahead Slovenian Voters Put Social Democracy Ahead Angus Reid Public Opinion 29 May 2008 5 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007110014/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/31063/slovenian_voters_put_social_democracy_ahead 7 October 2008 usurped 26–29 May 200819.2%15.2%6.3%5.9%4.7%3.0%2.2%2.1%41.4% Exit polls According to exit polls, conducted by the Interstat agency for Radiotelevizija Slovenija, Social Democrats (SD) won the most votes, 32.02%. Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) finished second with 28.04%. Other parties followed: Zares 10.05%, Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) 6.74%, Slovenian National Party (SNS) 5.58%, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) 5.21%, and Slovenian People's Party (SLS) with Youth Party of Slovenia (SMS) 4.28%. New Slovenia (NSi) and Lipa, the parliamentary parties before the elections, did not reach the 4% limit. According to exit polls, conducted by the Mediana agency for POP TV, the results are following: SD 31.5%, SDS 27.7%, Zares 9.7%, DeSUS 7.6%, LDS 6.1%, SNS 5.8%, SLS-SMS 4.2%. The margin was not reached by NSi (2.6%) and Lipa (2.3%).http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/v-zivo-zmagovalka-volitev-je-sd.html VZPOREDNE VOLITVE: SD dobil 29 sedežev PARALLEL ELECTIONS: SD won 29 seats 24ur.com 21 September 2008 5 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922082546/http://volitve.24ur.com/clanek/v-zivo-zmagovalka-volitev-je-sd.html 22 September 2008 dead sl Results A total of 17 parties contested the election, including all 9 political parties that already held seats in the National Assembly.http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/kandidati/seznam_list.html Seznam kandidatov in kandidatk po listah Ministry of Public Administration 21 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080927103200/http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/kandidati/seznam_list.html 27 September 2008 dead The Social Democrats won the most seats with 29 elected deputies, far below a majority of 45. The Social Democrats eventually came to an agreement with Zares, the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, and the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia to form a coalition government.http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/en/index.html Republic of Slovenia Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly 2008 21 September 2008 Ministry of Public Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20080924020450/http://volitve.gov.si/dz2008/en/index.html 24 September 2008 deadhttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/22/slovenia.elections.ap/index.html Leftists make gains in Slovenia CNN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080927035610/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/22/slovenia.elections.ap/index.html 27 September 2008 File:DZRS 2008.svg Social Democrats 320248 29 +19 Slovenian Democratic Party 307735 28 –1 Zares 98526 9 New Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia 78353 7 +3 Slovenian National Party 56832 5 –1 Slovenian People's Party–Youth Party 54809 5 –2 Liberal Democracy of Slovenia 54771 5 –18 New Slovenia – Christian People's Party 35774 0 –9 Lipa 19068 0 New List for Justice and Development 5897 0 New Greens of Slovenia 5367 0 0 Christian Democratic Party 4724 0 New List for Clear Drinking Water 4140 0 New Party of Slovenian People 2629 0 0 Green Coalition: Green Party and Green Progress 2230 0 New Forward Slovenia 475 0 0 Acacias 249 0 New Hungarian and Italian national communities 2 0 0 18597 1696437 DVK See also Patria case References External links NSD: European Election Database – Slovenia publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1992–2008 Category:Parliamentary elections in Slovenia Slovenia Category:2008 in Slovenia Category:September 2008 in Europe