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Slovenia
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Slovenia |
Presidential |
November 23, 1997 |
At stake
in this election:
- The office of the president of
Slovenia
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Milan KUCAN
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
Janez DRNOVSEK
- The president is directly elected for
a five-year term.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Milan KUCAN
Party: Independent Candidate
Votes Received: 575,169
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 55.57%
- Presidential
Candidate: Janez PODOBNIK
Party: Slovene People's Party
Votes Received: 190,647
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 18.42%
- Presidential
Candidate: Dr. Joze BERNIK
Party: Social Democratic Party/Christian Democrats
Votes Received: 97,221
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 9.39
- Presidential
Candidate: Marjan CERAR
Party: Independent Candidate
Votes Received: 73,127
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 7.07%
- Other
Candidates
Party: Not Applicable
Votes Received: 98,884 (no one candidate received more than 35,000 votes)
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 9.55% (no one candidate received more than 4% of the vote)
- Note: Results are
unofficial (based on 99.88% of all votes cast).
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When was
the last presidential election?
- The last presidential election was
held on December 6, 1992.
- In this election,
Milan KUCAN was reelected with 64% of the vote.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 1,982,265 (1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 1,500,000 (estimate)
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Of Interest:
- According to
Slovenia's election laws, the president is limited to two successive terms in office. President KUCAN's first term occurred prior to independence, however. As a result, the election committee deemed it irrelevant under the terms of the new constitution and accepted his candidacy for a third consecutive term.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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