Polls open as Slovenian president runs for his second mandate


  • World
  • Sunday, 22 Oct 2017

A man walks past presidential election campaign posters in Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Polls opened in the Slovenian presidential election on Sunday with incumbent President Borut Pahor running for his second five-year mandate against eight other candidates.

Opinion polls had shown that Pahor, who is running as an independent and says his main task is bringing people together, will win most votes but the question remains whether there will be a need for a second election round.

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