Parliamentary elections will be held in Slovenia on or before 22 March 2030. The elections will determine the composition of the National Assembly, which determines the government of Slovenia.
Background The 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election held on 22 March resulted in a close victory for the liberal Freedom Movement, led by Prime Minister Robert Golob. The party won 28.7% of the vote and 29 seats, narrowly edging the Slovenian Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Janez Janša. Third place with nine MPs was taken by NSi, SLS, FOKUS alliance, followed by Social Democrats and Democrats with six MPs, Levica in Vesna alliance and Resni.ca with five MPs. Compared to the previous election the number of parties in the parliament rose from 5 to 7. On 22 May Janez Janša became the prime minister for the fourth time and on 4 June fourth Janša government was confirmed.
Date of the election Under the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia and the National Assembly Elections Act (Zakon o volitvah v državni zbor), the President of Slovenia issues a decree calling parliamentary elections. Regular elections must be called no earlier than 135 days and no later than 60 days before the end of the Assembly’s term, and voting must occur no later than two months before its expiry. Once the decree is published in the Official Gazette, formal electoral procedures begin, including the appointment of electoral bodies and updates to voter registration.
Candidate lists must be submitted no later than 30 days before election day, with constituency electoral commissions verifying them within five days. Campaigning is regulated by the Elections and Referendum Campaign Act, which imposes a 48-hour electoral silence before polls open.
If the National Assembly is dissolved early, such as following the failure to elect a Prime Minister or a successful vote of no confidence. The President must call a snap election within 60 days. The new term begins with the Assembly’s first session after the vote. For the 2026 parliamentary election, the presidential decree was issued on 6 January 2026, setting the vote for 22 March 2026.
Electoral system Voting eligibility Citizens of Slovenia who are at least 18 years old on election day are eligible to vote in elections to the National Assembly. Voting rights are universal and equal for all eligible citizens, regardless of social, ethnic, economic, or political affiliation. Individuals deprived of legal capacity by a court decision due to an inability to understand the purpose of elections may be excluded. Slovenian citizens residing abroad also retain voting rights. They may vote by post or at diplomatic and consular missions if they notify authorities within the prescribed deadlines.
Voter registration is automatic and based on the central population register maintained by the Ministry of the Interior. Electoral rolls are compiled 15 days before election day and list voters by their permanent or last registered residence. Voters must cast their ballots at the polling station assigned to them unless eligible for special voting arrangements, such as OMNIA stations for individuals who have changed residence after the roll compilation.
Voting takes place by secret ballot, and Slovenia does not require compulsory voting. Proxy voting is prohibited, except in cases of certified disability where legally defined assistance is permitted. In-person voting is held on election day from 7:00 to 19:00, while limited postal voting is available for hospitalized, detained, or temporarily absent voters who notify the State Election Commission in advance. Members of the Italian and Hungarian national communities possess additional voting rights, enabling them to elect their own representatives in dedicated single-member constituencies, in addition to voting for the remaining 88 deputies under the general system.
Voting method and seat allocation The National Assembly consists of 90 members. Of these, 88 are elected through open list proportional representation across eight constituencies, each electing 11 deputies. The remaining two seats are reserved for the Italian and Hungarian minority communities, elected using the plurality voting method. Political parties or lists must surpass the national 4% electoral threshold to qualify for seat allocation. Within each constituency, seats are distributed using the Droop quota method. Voters may cast a preferential vote for a candidate on a party list, influencing the order of election within that list. Remaining seats after constituency allocation are distributed at the national level using the D'Hondt method to maintain proportionality. Although Slovenia is divided into 88 electoral districts, not all districts necessarily elect a deputy, as multiple deputies may be elected from some districts depending on list performance.
Gender quotas apply to candidate lists: at least 35% of candidates must be from each gender, except on three-candidate lists, which must include at least one candidate of each gender.As of October 2026, no amendments had yet been made to the proportional representation system, and the electoral framework remained unchanged from previous elections, despite a non-binding referendum in June 2024 approving the introduction of the preferential vote and ongoing public and political calls for electoral reform.In June 2026, the opposition parties Freedom Movement, Social Democrats and Levica and Vesna proposed introducing a preferential-vote system based on 18 electoral constituencies, each electing five deputies, replacing the current system of 88 electoral districts within eight constituencies, though the proposal had not been enacted.
Parties and coalitions Parties in Parliament
The following parties and lists have seats in the current National Assembly before the election: Name IdeologyPosition Leader Seats 2026 election Before the electionGSFreedom Movement Social liberalism Centre to centre-left Robert Golob SDSSlovenian Democratic Party Right-winghttps://www.dw.com/en/slovenia-election-sees-ruling-party-tied-with-opposition/a-76473130 Janez Janša NSFNSiNew Slovenia – Christian DemocratsChristian democracyCentre-rightJernej VrtovecSLSSlovenian People's PartyAgrarianismCentre-rightTina BregantFOKUSFocus of Marko LotričConservatismCentre-rightMarko LotričSDSocial Democrats Social democracy Centre-left Matjaž Han DEMDemocratsConservative liberalismCentre-rightAnže LogarLThe LeftDemocratic socialismLeft-wingAsta VrečkoLuka MesecRESTru.thResni.ca Populism Right-wing Zoran StevanovićIMNSMPs of Italian and Hungarian national communities Ferenc HorváthFelice Žiža
Seat changes On 26 May 2026, Maruša Babnik replaced Janez Janša as a Member of Parliament after Janša was elected Prime Minister of Slovenia. On 9 June 2026, Janez Beja, Andrej Černigoj, Luka Simonič and Dejan Zakrajšek replaced Janez Cigler Kralj, Suzana Lep Šimenko, Tadej Ostrc and Jernej Vrtovec as Members of Parliament after they were chosen to be ministers of Agriculture, Slovenians abroad, Health and Infrastructure respectively. On 15 June 2026, Ana Cajhen and Elena Zavadlav Ušaj replaced Tea Košir and Barbara Levstik Šega as Members of Parliament after they were chosen to be national secretaries.
Other parties
List of non-parliamentary parties contesting the election Name IdeologyPosition Leader/s 2026 ResultVVesna – Green PartyGreen politicsCentre-leftUrša ZgojznikUroš Macerl 5,7%PVPPrerod – Party of Vladimir PrebiličPrerod – Stranka Vladimirja Prebiliča Social liberalism Centre-left Vladimir Prebilič 3,1%PIRPirate Party of SloveniaPiratska stranka Slovenije Pirate politics Syncretic Jasmin Feratović 2,4%SNSSlovenian National PartySlovenska nacionalna stranka Nationalism Far-right Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti 2,2%MI!We, Socialists! Socialism Far-left Miha Kordiš0,5%ZSGreens of Slovenia Green conservatism Centre-right Andrej Čuš 0,5%SGParty of Generations Social liberalism Centre-left Vlado DimovskiZDFor a Healthy Society Non-ideologic Jure Pogačnik 0,4%NOTNone of ThisNoneoftheaboveismPolitical satireBoris ŽuljVioleta TomićZAUKarl Erjavec - Trust PartyKarl Erjavec – Stranka Zaupanje Pensioners' interests Centre Karl Erjavec0,3%SUVSuvereniSuvereniNationalism Right-wing Dejan KalohSLOGAUnitySloga Liberalism Centre Janko Veber 0,0%SUSSolution – Party of Pensioners Velenje, SloveniaRešitev – Stranka upokojencev Velenje, Slovenija Pensioners interests Right-wing Faruk Pijuković 0,0%KNSThe Guard - Catholic National PartyStraža - Katoliška narodna stranka Ethnic nationalism Far-right Alen Koman NewSKUCommunitySkupnost Regionalism Centre-left Marko Funkl NewVOLTVolt SloveniaVolt Slovenija European federalism Centre-left Borja Ranzinger New
Opinion polls
Opinion polling for the next Slovenian parliamentary election is being carried out continually by various organisations to gauge voting intention. The dates for these opinion polls range from the 2026 Parliamentary election on 22 March to the present day.
Polling aggregations Polling aggregator Last updateGSSDSNSFSDDEMLRESPVPPIRSNS LeadOdmev 1 October 202626.330.89.610.24.98.5––––4.5PolitPro 1 October 202625.429.39.49.14.87.43.82.33.61.93.9Europe Elects 9 September 20262528–94543––3Politico 20 August 2026252710846433222026 Election 22 March 202628.7 27.99.3 6.7 6.75.6 5.5 3.1 2.4 2.3 0.8
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