Slovenia to hold 2nd round of presidential elections on Sunday

By Ahmet Nurduhan

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AA) - Slovenians will go to polls on Sunday for the second round of the presidential election in the country.

The first round of the presidential elections was held on Oct. 23, and the Slovenians will go to polls again as none of the candidates has won over 50% of the votes at the first elections.

Center-right former Foreign Minister Anze Logar and independent female candidate Natasa Pirc Musar, supported by the European Green Party, will face each other at the runoff.

The two candidates won the most votes among the seven contenders and advanced to the second round to be held on Nov. 13, said the Slovenian State Election Commission in a statement following the first round of the elections.

In the first round, Logar won 33% of the votes, while Pirc Musar received 26%.

Another favorite candidate, Social Democrat Milan Brglez, backed by Freedom Movement leader and Prime Minister Robert Golob, received 15% of the votes and signaled for supporting Pirc Musar in the second round.

Around 50% of over 1.6 million registered voters cast their votes at the election.