Events in the year 2017 in Slovenia.
Incumbents President: Borut Pahor Prime Minister: Miro Cerar
Events January 28 – Slovenia men's national handball team claims third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, becoming the first team to win a medal for Slovenia in team sports at world championships. June 29 – Croatia–Slovenia border disputes: the Permanent Court of Arbitration issues a decision in the arbitration case between the two neighbouring countries, ruling, among other things, that Slovenia should have access to international waters through a corridor crossing Croatian territorial waters. Croatia doesn't acknowledge the decision. September 17 – Slovenia national basketball team wins the EuroBasket 2017 championship, becoming European champions. September 24 – the majority of voters back the proposed law governing the Divača-Koper railway upgrade in a national referendum. October 22 – incumbent president Borut Pahor wins first round of the Slovenian presidential election 2017, but falls short of the majority needed for an outright re-election. November 12 – incumbent president Borut Pahor is re-elected in the second round of the Slovenian presidential election 2017, winning 53% of the vote against the runner-up Marjan Šarec.
Deaths
January 13 – Anton Nanut, conductor (b. 1932). January 17 – Alenka Goljevšček, writer, essayist and playwright (b. 1933). July 30 – Anton Vratuša, politician and diplomat (b. 1915) December 10 – Jernej Šugman, actor (b. 1968)
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