Country: | Slovenia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 90 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 46 |
Election Date: | 15 October 2000 |
Turnout: | 70.09% (3.58 pp) |
Party1: | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia |
Leader1: | Janez Drnovšek |
Last Election1: | 25 |
Seats1: | 34 |
Percentage1: | 36.26 |
Party2: | Slovenian Democratic Party |
Leader2: | Janez Janša |
Last Election2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 14 |
Percentage2: | 15.81 |
Party3: | ZLSD |
Leader3: | Borut Pahor |
Last Election3: | 9 |
Seats3: | 11 |
Percentage3: | 12.08 |
Party4: | SLS–SKD |
Last Election4: | 29 |
Seats4: | 9 |
Percentage4: | 9.54 |
Party5: | New Slovenia |
Leader5: | Andrej Bajuk |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 8 |
Percentage5: | 8.66 |
Party6: | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia |
Last Election6: | 5 |
Seats6: | 4 |
Percentage6: | 5.17 |
Party7: | Slovenian National Party |
Leader7: | Zmago Jelinčič |
Last Election7: | 0 |
Seats7: | 4 |
Percentage7: | 4.39 |
Party8: | SMS–Zeleni |
Leader8: | Dominik Černjak |
Last Election8: | 0 |
Seats8: | 4 |
Percentage8: | 4.34 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Andrej Bajuk |
Before Party: | New Slovenia |
After Election: | Janez Drnovšek |
After Party: | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia |
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 15 October 2000, after a successful vote of no confidence defeated the government of Andrej Bajuk.[1] The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, which won 34 of the 90 seats. Following the election, Liberal Democracy leader Janez Drnovšek returned to the post of Prime Minister.