The first genuine democratic election in Slovenia after
independence was the presidential election held on 6 December
1992. The voting turnout was 81,89 %.
The candidates
- Milan Kučan, born 1941, President of the Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia
- Ivan Bizjak, born 1956, President of the Assembly of Municipalities
- Jelko Kacin, born 1955, Minister of Information
- Dr Stanko Buser, born 1932, Member of Parliament
- Darja Lavtižar-Bebler, born 1950, Member of Parliament
- Alenka Žagar-Slana, born 1949, Mayor of Ljubljana-Center
- Dr Ljubo Sirc, born 1919, head of the Centre for Research into Communist Economies in
London
- France Tomšič, born 1937, president of the Neodvisnost trade union
Voting results
| Position | Candidate | % share of vote |
| 1. | Milan Kučan | 63.8 |
| 2. | Ivan Bizjak | 21.2 |
| 3. | Jelko Kacin | 7.2 |
| 4. | Stanko Buser | 1.9 |
| 5. | Darja Lavtižar-Bebler | 1.8 |
| 6. | Alenka Žagar-Slana | 1.7 |
| 7. | Ljubo Sirc | 1.4 |
| 8. | France Tomšič | 0.6 |
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