The 2010 Slovenia floods, on the weekend of 17–19 September 2010, were caused by heavy rains in Slovenia, resulting in one of the worst floods in the country's history. Among the regions affected were the capital Ljubljana, the Central Sava Valley, Laško, the Slovene Littoral and Lower Carniola. Initial damage was estimated to reach €15 million. Three people died.
Maja Keuc, also known as Amaya, is a Slovenian singer. She represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 4 December 2011 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. This was the first early election in Slovenia's history. The election was surprisingly won by the center-left Positive Slovenia party, led by Zoran Janković. However, he failed to be elected as the new prime minister in the National Assembly, and the new government was instead formed by a right-leaning coalition of five parties, led by Janez Janša, the president of the second-placed Slovenian Democratic Party. The voter turnout was 65.60%.
Slovenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Sixty-six competitors were chosen to participate, in eight sports. For the first time since the country's independence, the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament.
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 13 July 2014 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. The early election, less than three years after the previous one, was called following the resignation of Alenka Bratušek's government in May. Seventeen parties participated, including seven new parties, some of which formed only months before the election took place. Party of Miro Cerar (SMC), a new party led by lawyer and professor Miro Cerar, won the election with over 34% of the vote and 36 seats. Seven political parties won seats in the National Assembly. Three political parties left the Assembly, including Zoran Janković's Positive Slovenia, the winner of the 2011 election, and the Slovenian People's Party, which failed to win a seat for the first time since the first elections in 1990. A leftist United Left party entered the Assembly for the first time, winning six seats.
The 2014 Tour of Slovenia was the 21st edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 19 and 22 June 2014.
The Slovenian National Road Race Championships have been held since independence in 1991.
The Slovenian National Time Trial Championships have been held since 1991.
In the run up to the 2018 Slovenian parliamentary election, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Slovenia. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.
Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 22 October 2017. Nine candidates ran in the first round of the elections, in which the incumbent independent President Borut Pahor placed first and Marjan Šarec of the List of Marjan Šarec (LMŠ) placed second. No candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, resulting in a run-off between Pahor and that was held on 12 November 2017. Pahor won the run-off with 53% of the vote; voter turnout in the second round was 42.13%, the lowest in any presidential election since independence.
The 2003 Tour of Slovenia was the 9th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 6 and 11 May 2003.
The 2004 Tour of Slovenia was the 11th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 4 and 9 May 2004.
The 2005 Tour of Slovenia was the 12th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 9 and 12 June 2005.
The 2006 Tour of Slovenia was the 13th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 8 and 11 June 2006.
The 2007 Tour of Slovenia was the 14th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 12 and 16 June 2007.
The 2008 Tour of Slovenia was the 15th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 11 and 14 June 2008.
The 2013 Tour of Slovenia was the 20th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 13 and 16 June 2013.
The 2012 Tour of Slovenia was the 19th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 14 and 17 June 2012.
The 2011 Tour of Slovenia was the 18th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 16 and 19 June 2011.
The 2010 Tour of Slovenia was the 17th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race held between 17 and 20 June 2010.
