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 first round of the 2014 Slovenian presidential election occurred 22 October 2017. Borut PAHOR received 355,117 votes for 35.2% of the vote, followed by Marjan Šarec with 186,235 votes and 24.76%. No one receieved the votes necessary to win in the first round, leading to this round.

Main candidates in the election:

• Borut PAHOR
  • Independent
• Marjan ŠAREC
  • Independent

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