US EditionSlovenia's ruling Freedom Movement set to win parliamentary vote - exit poll
Freedom Movement won 29.9% of votes but lost 11 seats, requiring coalition talks amid a campaign tainted by covert videos and allegations involving Israeli spy firm Black Cube.
- On March 22, 2026, Prime Minister Robert Golob's Freedom Movement led an exit poll with 29.9%, winning 30 seats but needing coalition partners after dropping from 41. TV Slovenia and Pop TV published the results.
- A civil society group, investigative journalist, and two researchers claimed on Monday that Black Cube was behind videos linked to Jansa's SDS, amid earlier allegations this month.
- Authorities' probes and Jansa's admission of contact provide concrete strands to the allegations, with Slovenian authorities saying Black Cube operatives visited Ljubljana four times during the campaign.
- A tight finish will determine whether Slovenia remains centre-left or shifts right, with analysts saying neither Prime Minister Robert Golob nor Janez Jansa will win a clear majority, making smaller parties potential kingmakers.
- Some voters said the scandal influenced the community but not their personal vote, with Petra Kladnik noting it 'had a strong impact on the community but not on my decision today,' while others described difficult choices at the ballot box.
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The liberal head of government Golob declares the right to form a government. He does not have a majority with his previous partners. Whether he brings one together is more than uncertain.
The Sanford Herald
Slovenia PM claims election win as results show neck and neck finish
Slovenia's incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob on Sunday claimed victory in parliamentary elections, even as official results showed a neck-and-neck finish with the conservatives of Donald Trump admirer Janez Jansa.
On Sunday, March 22, parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia. According to exit polls, the ruling Freedom Movement led by Prime Minister Robert Golob is in the lead.
The Daily Advance
Slovenia's liberals and populists neck and neck, preliminary results show
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's governing liberals and opposition right-wing populists were neck and neck after a highly contested parliamentary election on Sunday, near-complete preliminary results showed, heralding a period of political uncertainty in the small European Union country.
KTEN
Slovenia liberals, conservatives in neck and neck race
The liberals of Slovenia's incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob were running neck and neck with the conservatives of Donald Trump admirer Janez Jansa in Sunday's parliamentary vote, according to an almost complete vote count.
A government led by Robert Golob would be the best solution in these times of crisis, Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković said in a statement to the media at the Freedom Movement headquarters. He reiterated that he is a supporter of the Freedom Movement and the current government coalition, but does not want to give advice on forming a coalition.
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