Electoral Commission Says Results Are Correct
The Electoral Commission (RVK) has given a clean bill of health to the unofficial election results of the 3 October general election showing that seven parties passed the election threshold of 4 percent.
Having reviewed the results of local electoral commissions, the RVK said there was no doubt the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) managed to surpass the threshold, thereby putting an end to doubts expressed by the Slovenian Democrats (SDS) that minor errors in counting could have allowed DeSUS to enter parliament.
In its official results, the RVK found the SDS mustered 29.08 percent of the votes. The Liberal Democrats got 22.8 percent, the United List (ZLSD) 10.17 percent, New Slovenia (NSi) 9.09 percent, People's Party (SLS) 6.82 percent, National Party (SNS) 6.27 percent and DeSUS 4.04 percent.
The results mean that the centre-right parties - SDS, NSi and SLS - will have 45 seats in the National Assembly, one short of a parliamentary majority.
The RVK also said that the final turnout on 3 October stood at 60.64 percent, with almost one million votes cast.
Interestingly, as many as 2.25 percent of the cast ballots were found to be invalid.
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