(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Two political parties in Slovenia are even, according to a poll by Ninamedia. 23.3 per cent of respondents would vote for the Social Democracy (SD) party in this month’s legislative election, while 23.3 per cent would support the centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).

Support for the SD dropped by 2.4 points since July, while backing for the SDS remained practically unchanged. For Real (Zares) is third with 8.3 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) with 6.1 per cent, the Slovenian National Party (SNS) with 3.2 per cent, and the Democratic Party of Retired People of Slovenia (DeSUS) with 3.1 per cent. Support is lower for New Slovenia (NSi) and the Slovenian People’s Party (SLS).

In 2004, Slovenia joined both the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In the October 2004 legislative ballot, the SDS secured 29 seats, followed by the LDS with 23 mandates. SDS leader Janez Jansa took over as prime minister, with the support of DeSUS, the SLS and the NSi.

On Aug. 16, Jansa assured that his party will win the upcoming vote by a wide margin, saying, "We are convinced that this year’s harvest in the late autumn will be good and rich."

The Slovenian legislative election is scheduled for Sept. 21.

Polling Data

Which party would you vote for if the legislative election took place today?

Source: Ninamedia
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,198 Slovenian adults, conducted from Aug. 19 to Aug. 21, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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