1992 Slovenian parliamentary election

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1992 Slovenian parliamentary election
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  1990 6–10 December 1992 1996  

All 90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.67% (Increase2.svg 2.38 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Visit of Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg Lojze Peterle 2006-12-14.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Janez Drnovšek Lojze Peterle Ciril Ribičič
Party LDS SKD United List
Last election121114
Seats won221514
Seat changeIncrease2.svg10Increase2.svg4Steady2.svg
Popular vote278,851172,424161,349
Percentage23.46%14.51%13.58%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.97ppIncrease2.svg1.53ppDecrease2.svg3.70pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  JelincicZmago (cropped).jpg Ivan Oman 1969.jpg BucarFrance.JPG
Leader Zmago Jelinčič Ivan Oman France Bučar
Party SNS SLS DSS
Last electionNew118
Seats won12106
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote119,091103,30059,487
Percentage10.02%8.69%5.01%
SwingNewDecrease2.svg3.86ppDecrease2.svg4.50pp

 Seventh partyEighth party
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Leader Andrej Čuš Jože Pučnik
Party Greens of Slovenia SDS
Last election86
Seats won54
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote44,01969,675
Percentage3.70%3.34%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.14ppDecrease2.svg4.05pp

Prime Minister before election

Lojze Peterle
SKD

Elected Prime Minister

Janez Drnovšek
LDS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 6 and 10 December 1992. The result was a victory for Liberal Democratic Party, which won 22 of the 90 seats. [1] Party leader Janez Drnovsek was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 12 January 1993.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party 278,85123.4622+10
Slovene Christian Democrats 172,42414.5115+4
United List 161,34913.58140
Slovenian National Party 119,09110.0212New
Slovenian People's Party 103,3008.6910–1
Democratic Party of Slovenia 59,4875.016–2
Greens of Slovenia 44,0193.705–3
Social Democratic Party of Slovenia 39,6753.344–2
Socialist Party of Slovenia 32,6962.750–5
National Democrats–Slovenian Party25,8522.180New
Slovenian Craftsmen and Entrepreneurial Party18,9651.600New
Liberal Party 18,0691.520–3
Liberal Democratic Party of Slovenia16,8921.420New
Party of Independence16,1781.360New
Christian Socialists–Free Party13,5921.140New
Association for Primorska Region10,0590.850New
DEMOS 9,1430.770New
Styrian Democratic Christian Party8,0220.680New
Party of Ecological Movement of Slovenia7,3600.620New
Movement for Democracy6,7070.560New
Zruzenje "SMER" Slovenije6,6740.560New
Republican Association of Slovenia5,3780.450New
IDZ1,1250.090New
Regional Party of Styria9120.080New
Green Movement of Ljubljana Moste Polje7080.060New
Independents11,8501.000New
Minority representatives20
Total1,188,378100.0090+10
Valid votes1,188,37893.02
Invalid/blank votes89,2266.98
Total votes1,277,604100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,491,37485.67
Source: DVK

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