Voting begins in Slovenia; anti-immigrant party tipped to win
The head of the anti-immigrant party widely tipped to win national elections in Slovenia on Sunday said forming a government would not be easy, as he cast his ballot in a town in the country’s east.
In a hugely fragmented vote, the Adriatic country’s 1.7 million-strong electorate is choosing between 25 parties, with final opinion polls putting the centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) first on up to 24.5 percent.
But most other parties have said they are reluctant to join a coalition with the SDS, whose leader Janez Jansa acknowledged any post-election negotiations would be difficult.
“We will probably have to wait for some time (after the election)… before serious talks on a new government will be possible,” Jansa—a two-time prime minister—told reporters after voting in Sentilj pri Velenju.
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