US EditionSlovenians vote in tight race between liberals and populist right
Neither leading party looks set to win a majority in the closely fought Slovenian parliamentary election marked by allegations of foreign interference and last-minute campaign scandals.
- On Sunday, March 22, 2026, Slovenians began casting ballots as incumbent Prime Minister Robert Golob faces Janez Jansa in a tight race with no clear majority projected.
- This month, the campaign intensified after anonymous website posting covert videos and dirty tactics like dead animals on posters, with Golob's coalition facing reshuffles and policy backlash.
- Investigations say representatives of Black Cube, run by two former Mossad agents, visited Slovenia four times, including near SDS headquarters in Ljubljana, with Jansa acknowledging contact but denying interference.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Golob urged an EU investigation into alleged interference, saying 'it is so important, not to act now on behalf of Slovenia, but to act now to protect every other state.'
- A Jansa victory would likely shift Slovenia's foreign policy and could reverse Golob's recognition of a Palestinian state and arms embargo, resonating across the 27-member EU.
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Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback
Veteran politician Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, is eyeing a comeback. Foreign interference claims have shaken the campaign, with authorities probing whether an Israeli intelligence firm was behind secretly recorded videos suggesting alleged graft in Golob's government.
Slovenia votes: Liberals face right-wing populist challenge
Slovenia is taking to the polls Sunday in parliamentary elections that pit the governing liberal party and PM Robert Golob against former-PM Janez Jansa and his right-wing SDS party in a vote that will impact the EU.
Right-wing populist Janez Janša is accused of hiring her to discredit the Prime Minister in view of the elections on Sunday
There is a strong left-right polarisation in Slovenia. After four years of green-left liberal government under Golob, the parliamentary election could bring Trump fan and Orban friend Janša back to power today. By Oliver Soos.
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