Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša’s party suffered a heavy defeat in a parliamentary election Sunday, losing out to a left-leaning party that was only formed at the beginning of this year.
The Freedom Movement, taken over and revamped by businessman Robert Golob in January, received around 33 percent, according to the National Election Commission, with more than 99 percent of the votes counted.
Janša’s Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) received around 28 percent, with its main coalition partner New Slovenia–Christian Democrats on about 8 percent.
The Freedom Movement won 40 seats in parliament. The Social Democratic Party won seven seats and has already announced they will join Golob’s government, securing the necessary majority for one to be formed. They could
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