Slovenia: President, 22 October 2017

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of Slovenia

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Miro CERAR (since 18 September 2014)
• Assembly: Bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Council (Drzavni Svet) with 40 seats and the National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) with 90 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by an absolute majority popular vote, in 2 rounds if needed, for a 5-year term.

Last Election:

• The last presidential election in Slovenia occurred in 2012. Borut PAHOR was elected with 67.44% of the vote.

Main candidates in the election:

• Borut PAHOR
  • Independent
• Marjan ŠAREC
  • Independent
• Boris POPOVIC
  • Slovenia is Ours / Slovenija je naša
• Ljudmila NOVAK
  • New Slovenia / Nova Slovenija
• Maja Makovec BRENCIC
  • Modern Center Party / Stranka modernega centra
• Romana TOMC
  • Slovenian Democratic Party / Slovenska demokratska stranka
• Angelca LIKOVIC
  • Voice for Children and Families / Glas za otroke in družine
• Suzana Lara KRAUSE
  • Slovenian People’s Party / Slovenska ljudska stranka
• Andrej SISKO
  • Zedinjena Slovenja

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 1,972,126
• Registered Voters: 1,713,067 (2014)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 1,011,347
• Is Slovenia a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Slovenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (6 July 1992)
• Gender Quota: Yes
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 36
• Human Development Index Position: 25
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low

Disability Data:

• Is Slovenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Slovenia ratified CRPD: Yes (24 April 2008)
• Population with a disability: 297,512