At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Slovenia

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Janez DRNOVSEK
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Janez JANSA
• Assembly: Slovenia has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) with 90 seats and the National Council (Drzavni Svet) with 40 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
• In the National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) 90 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms*. In the National Council (Drzavni Svet) 40 members are elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms.**

* 40 seats are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional basis; Note - the numbers of directly elected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election.

** This is primarily an advisory body organized on corporatist principles with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decisions, and call national referenda;

Main Candidates in the Second Round of the Presidential race:

• Lojze PETERLE
  • Party: New Slovenia Christian People's Party / (NSi)
• Danilo TURK
  • Independent(s): N/A

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

• Lojze PETERLE
  • Party: New Slovenia Christian People's Party / (NSi)
• Mitja GASPARI
  • Independent(s): N/A
• Zmago JELINCIC
  • Party: Slovenian National Party / (SNS)
• Danilo TURK
  • Independent(s): N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 2,018,122 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 1,720,481 (2007)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,027,506 (2007)

·         Is Slovenia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Slovenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (6 July 1992)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 11 (following the 2004 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 25 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Slovenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Slovenia ratified CRPD: Yes (24 April 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 302,718 (est.)