Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Jansa speaks during Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) convention before parliamentary elections, in Ljubljana, Slovenia April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) -Slovenia's populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa lost a national election on Sunday as the environmentalist Freedom Movement party won more votes than his SDS party, according to preliminary figures from election authorities.
Jansa, who had hoped to win a fourth term in office, conceded that he had been defeated in the vote, adding however that his SDS party had secured more votes than ever before.
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