Mr. Jansa said the vote is one of the most important in Slovenia’s 35 years of independence and will decide the future direction of the country. At stake is Slovenia’s domestic and foreign agenda, where the outgoing ⁠government had focused on social and health reforms but delivered mixed results. Mr. Jansa has promised to introduce tax breaks for businesses and cut funding for civil society, welfare and ‌media. Dirty campaign, graft allegations, foreign meddling fearsThe election campaign, which observers described as dirty from the start, heated up this month when covert videos ‌were published on an anonymous website purportedly exposing government corruption. Ifigenija Simonovic, a 73-year-old writer, said that ⁠she did not like the language and rudeness seen in the election campaign.

Source: The Hindu March 22, 2026 14:50 UTC