Parliamentary candidates were selected for the 2026 parliamentary election.
At the deadline on 19 February 2026, a total of 11 MPs announced they were standing down at the election.https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492https://info360.si/politika/to-je-lista-kandidatov-sd-za-poslance/ This included a record number of Freedom Movement MPs. As of now 25 former Members of Parliament intend to stand in the election, this includes 10 current ministers and secretaries, some of which were elected to the current parliament, but were replaced after they took on their respective positions. And the PM Robert Golob, who was replaced by Bojan Čebela, after he took on the job as prime minister.https://www.dvk-rs.si/novica/namesto-roberta-goloba-v-poslanskih-klopeh-bojan-cebela/
A total of 1,342 candidates were put forward.
Parties Partieshttps://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/parlamentarne-volitve-2026/uradni-zacetek-volilne-kampanje/773912Number of candidatesResni.ca88Democrats88Slovenian Democratic Party87Prerod - Party of Vladimir Prebilič84Freedom Movement83Social Democrats83The Left and Vesna83Pavel Rupar's Voice of Pensioners82We, Socialists!72Karl Erjavec - Trust Party70Slovenian National Party66Alternative for Slovenia55New Slovenia49Pirate Party of Slovenia48Party of Generations46Greens of Slovenia38Slovenian People's Party24Focus of Marko Lotrič15Unity11Solution - Party of Pensioners8Suvereni6NSi, SLS, FOKUS1
Candidates by constituency
Candidate changes MPs not standing for re-election NameConstituencyPartyReasonMember since Predrag BakovićKočevjeSDRetiring2018https://info360.si/politika/to-je-lista-kandidatov-sd-za-poslance/Mirjam Bon KlajnščekLjubljana Bežigrad IIGSUnknown2013https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Bojan ČebelaVrhnikaGSUnknown2022https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Vera GranfolGornja RadgonaGSUnknown2022https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Andreja KertKranj IGSUnknown2022https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Aleš LipičnikKamnikGSUnknown2024https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Franc RosecVelenje IISDSCareer opportunities2018Gašper OvnikHrastnik - TrbovljeGSUnknown2022https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Mojca StegovecAjdovščinaGSUnknown2026https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Ratislav VrečkoMaribor VIGSUnknown2022https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/golob-na-konvenciji-stranke-delo-se-ni-koncano-smo-pa-na-pravi-poti/773492Jože TankoRibnica - DobrepoljeSDSRetiring2000
Election polling Opinion polling for the 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
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