Slovenia set for coalition talks after tight election


Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob delivers a statement after the polls closed on the day of the parliamentary elections in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

LJUBLJANA, March 23 (Reuters) - Slovenia's political parties ⁠looked set for urgent coalition talks on Monday after no clear winner emerged from an ⁠election that could sway the Alpine country's domestic and foreignagenda.

Prime Minister Robert Golob's liberal ‌Freedom Movement (GS) party was in a near dead heat with the right-leaning Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) led by populist ex-prime minister Janez Jansa with nearly all votes counted from Sunday's poll.

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