Slovenia is just days away from inaugurating its new parliament, although its political class is no closer to agreeing on the legitimacy of last month’s tight election result.
Outgoing Prime Minister Robert Golob of the Freedom Movement, who officially secured the most votes, is seeking to move past allegations of electoral fraud while navigating difficult coalition talks.
But conservative former prime minister Janez Janša, whose Slovenian Democratic Party finished just one seat behind, on Tuesday said the election was a “sham,” adding: “The Left has never won in Slovenia honestly.”
Janša pointed in particular to “obvious illegalities,” including “bodies appointed contrary to the law” and “polling stations located contrary to the intention.”
Reports over recent days have also suggested that while close to 115,000 Slovenians living abroad were supposed to receive ballots, only around 13,000 actually voted. This is significant since the Right has previously done well from votes cast abroad.
Janša’s political group, the Slovenian Democratic Party, responded by asking: “Does anyone still believe that the ballots were really sent to everyone?”
Ballots were reportedly sent out by regular mail, without traceability.
Janša insists that the left “stole our country from us,” and that “instead of the rule of law, we have the rule of CORRUPTION.”
After parliament’s inauguration on Friday, a prime minister-designate must be proposed to the institution within 30 days.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
