Slovenians went to polling stations on Sunday to vote in an election in which Prime Minister Janez Jansa hopes to shake off criticism of his record on democracy and media freedoms and win a fourth parliamentary term.
But his centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party faces a strong challenge from the environmentalist Freedom Movement, which wants more investment in renewable energy and more transparency in state institutions.
Jansa, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump and an ally of nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has clashed with Brussels over media freedoms and opponents accuse him of undermining democratic standards.The 63-year-old populist has campaigned on promises to improve the economy and provide energy security in the small Alpine country of about 2 million people that is a member of the European Union and the NATO military alliance.
Some 1.7 million people were eligible to vote from 7 a.m. and polling stations will close at 7 p.m. Exit polls are expected to be published soon afterwards. He was among the first EU leaders to visit Ukraine and show solidarity with Kyiv after Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, and has promised to reduce Slovenia's reliance on Russian gas imports.
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