2022 Slovenian local elections

Local elections in Slovenia 2022
Basic data
City municipalities: 12  
Total municipalities: 212  
Mayor candidates: 618  
Council member candidates: 18,671  
First round
Date: 20 November 2022  
Registered voters: 1,683,662  
Participation:: 802,050  
Percent: 47.64 %  
Second round
Date: 4 December 2022  
Registered voters: 490,639  
Participation: 206,547  
Percent: 42.10 %  
Previous elections
Year: 2018  

The 2022 Slovenian local elections were held 20 November (1st) and 4 December (2nd round). Mayors of all 212 municipalities and members of municipal councils were elected.[1]

Elected mayors

City municipalities

Ljubljana Maribor Kranj Koper Celje Novo Mesto
291,140 97,019 36,874 24,996 37,520 23,341
Zoran Janković (GV) Saša Arsenovič (GV) Matjaž Rakovec (SD) Aleš Bržan (LA + GV) Matija Kovač (GV) Gregor Macedoni (GV)
Velenje Nova Gorica Krško Ptuj Murska Sobota Slovenj Gradec
25,456 13,021 25,992 18,164 11,614 7,519
Peter Dermol (SD) Samo Turel (GV) Janez Kerin (GV) Nuška Gajšek (SD) Damjan Anželj (SD) Tilen Klugler (GV)
Domžale Kamnik Sl. Bistrica Brežice
36.675 29.925 24.462 24.051
Renata Kosec (LRK) Matej Slapar (NS) Ivan Žagar (SLS) Ivan Molan (GV)
Škofja Loka Jesenice Grosuplje Žalec
22.667 21.340 21.314 21.210
Tine Radinja (GV) Peter Bohinec (SD) Peter Verlič (SDS) Janko Kos (SD)

Smaller municipalities

The rest of all 192 ordinary municipalities with less than 20,000 citizens

Ajdovščina Ankaran Apače Beltinci Benedikt
     Tadej Beočanin (SD)      Gregor Strmčnik (GV)      Andrej Steyer (SDS)      Marko Virag (GV)      Milan Repič (SLS)
Bistrica ob Sotli Bled Bloke Bohinj Borovnica
     Franjo Debelak (GV)      Anton Mežan (GV)      Jože Doles (SLS)      Jože Sodja (GV)      Peter Črnilogar (GV)
Bovec Braslovče Brda Brezovica Cankova
     Valter Mlekuž (GV)      Tomaž Žohar (GV)      Franc Mužič (GV)      Metod Ropret (GV)      Danilo Kacijan (GV)
Cerklje na Gorenj. Cerknica Cerkno Cerkvenjak Cirkulane
     Franc Čebulj (GV)      Marko Rupar (SDS)      Gašper Uršić (GV)      Marjan Žmavc (GV)      Antonija Žumbar (SV)
Črenšovci Črna na Koroškem Črnomelj Destrnik Divača
     Vera Markoja (GV)      Romana Lesjak (GV)      Vladimir Radovič (GV)      A. T. Toplak (SDS + SLS)      A. Štrucl Dovgan (GV)
Dobje Dobrepolje Dobrna Dobrova–P. Gradec Dobrovnik
     Franc Leskovšek (SLS)      Janez Pavlin (GV)      Martin Brecl (SLS)      Jure Dolinar (GV)      Marjan Kardinar (GV)
Dol pri Ljubljani Dolenjske Toplice Dornava Dravograd Duplek
     Željko Savič (GV)      Franc Vovk (GV)      Matej Zorko (SDS)      Anton Preskavec (GV)      Mitja Horvat (GV)
Gorenja vas – Poljane Gorišnica Gorje Gornja Radgona Gornji Grad
     Milan Čadež (SDS)      Borut Kolar (GV)      Peter Torkar (GV)      Urška Mauko Tuš (GV)      Anton Špeh (GV)
Gornji Petrovci Grad Hajdina Hoče – Slivnica Hodoš
     Franc Šlighthuber (NSi)      Cvetka Ficko (GV)      Stanislav Glažar (COA)      Marko Soršak (ZZ)      Denis Tamaško (GV)
Horjul Hrastnik Hrpelje – Kozina Idrija Ig
     Janko Prebil (NSi)      Marko Funkl (GV)      Saša L. Svetelšek (GV)      Tomaž Vencelj (GV)      Zlatko Usenik (LZU)
Ilirska Bistrica Ivančna Gorica Izola Jezersko Juršinci
     Gregor Kovačič (GV)      Dušan Strnad (SDS)      Milan Bogatič (GV)      Andrej Karničar (GV)      Robert Horvat (GV)
Kanal ob Soči Kidričevo Kobarid Kobilje Kočevje
     Miha Stegel (GV)      Anton Leskovar (SDS)      Marko Matajurc (GV)      Darko Horvat (SLS)      Vladimir Prebilič (GV)
Komen Komenda Kostanjevica na Krki Kostel Kozje
     Erik Modic (GV)      Jurij Kern (GV)      Robert Zagorc (GV)      Nataša Turk (GV)      Milena Kranjc (GV)
Kranjska Gora Križevci Kungota Kuzma Laško
     Henrika Zupan (GV)      Branko Slavinec (GV)      Tamara Šnofl (GV)      Jožef Škalič (GV)      Marko Šantej (GV)
Lenart Lendava Litija Ljubno Ljutomer
     Janez Kramberger (GV)      Janez Magyar (SDS)      Franc Rokavec (SLS)      Franjo Naraločnik (GV)      Olga Karba (GV)
Logatec Log – Dragomer Loška dolina Loški Potok Lovrenc na Pohorju
     Berto Menard (GV)      Miran Stanovnik (GV)      Matjaž Antončič (NaNo)      Simon Debeljak (GV)      Marko Rakovnik (GV)
Luče Lukovica Majšperk Makole Markovci
     Klavdij Strmčnik (GV)      Olga Vrankar (GV)      Sašo Kodrič (SLS)      Franc Majcen (GV)      Milan Gabrovec (LDS)
Medvode Mengeš Metlika Mežica Miklavž na Dr. polju
     Nejc Smole (GV)      Bogo Ropotar (GV)      M. L. Janžekovič (GV)      Mark Maze (GV)      Egon Repnik (LSO)
Miren – Kostanjevica Mirna Mirna Peč Mislinja Mokronog – Trebelno
     Mauricij Humar (GV)      Dušan Skerbiš (GV)      Andrej Kastelic (GV)      Bojan Borovnik (SD)      Franc Glušič (GV)
Moravče Moravske Toplice Mozirje Muta Naklo
     Milan Balažic (SLS)      Aloj Glavač (GV)      Ivan Suhoveršnik (GV)      Angela Mrak (GV)      Ivan Meglič (SLS)
Nazarje Odranci Oplotnica Ormož Osilnica
     Matej Pečovnik (GV)      Barbara Ferenčak (GV)      Matjaž Orter (GV)      Danijel Vrbnjak (SDS)      Alenka Kovač (FM)
Pesnica Piran Pivka Podčetrtek Podlehnik
     Gregor Žmak (GV)      Andrej Korenika (GV)      Robert Smrdelj (SLS)      Peter Misja (GV)      Sebastian Toplak (GV)
Podvelka Poljčane Polzela Postojna Prebold
     Miran Pušnik (GV)      Petra Vrhovnik (GV)      Jože Kužnik (GV)      Igor Marentič (GV)      Marko Repnik (SD)
Preddvor Prevalje Puconci Rače – Fram Radeče
     Rok Roblek (GV)      Matija Tasič (GV)      Uroš Kamenšek (SLS)      Branko Ledinek (SLS)      Tomaž Režun (SD)
Radenci Radlje ob Dravi Radovljica Ravne na Koroškem Razkrižje
     Roman Leljak (GV)      Alan Bukovnik (GV)      Ciril Globočnik (GV)      Tomaž Rožen (GV)      Stanko Ivanušič (GV)
Rečica ob Savinji Renče – Vogrsko Ribnica Ribnica na Pohorju Rogaška Slatina
     Majda Potočnik (NSi)      Tarik Žigon (LZV)      Samo Pogorelc (GV)      Srečko Geč (SD)      Branko Kidrič (NSi)
Rogašovci Rogatec Ruše Selnica ob Dravi Semič
     Rihard Perauča (GV)      Martin Mikolič (NSi)      Urška Repolusk (GV)      Vlasta Krmelj (SDS)      Polona Kambič (GV)
Sevnica Sežana Slovenske Konjice Sodražica Solčava
     Srečko Ocvirk (SLS)      Andrej Sila (GV)      Darko Ratajc (SD)      Blaž Milavec (NSi)      Katarina Prelesnik (GV)
Središče ob Dravi Starše Straža Sveta Ana Sveta Trojica v Sl. gor.
     Toni Jelovica (GV)      Stanko Greifoner (GV)      Dušan Krštinc (GV)      Martin Breznik (SV)      David Klobasa (NSi)
Sveti Andraž v Sl. gor. Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Sveti Jurij v Slov. gor. Sveti Tomaž Šalovci
     Darja V. Berlak (GV)      Andrej Vrzel (GV)      Peter Škrlec (SDS)      Mirko Cvetko (NSi)      Iztok Fartek (GV)
Šempeter – Vrtojba Šenčur Šentilj Šentjernej Šentjur
     Milan Turk (GV)      Ciril Kozjek (NSi + SDS)      David Kos (GV)      Jože Simončič (GV)      Marko Diaci (GV)
Šentrupert Škocjan Škofljica Šmarje pri Jelšah Šmarješke Toplice
     Tomaž Ramovš (GV)      Jože Kapler (SDS)      Primož Cimerman (GV)      Matija Čakš (GV)      Marjan Hribar (GV)
Šmartno ob Paki Šmartno pri Litiji Šoštanj Štore Tabor
     Janko Kopušar (GV)      Blaž Izlakar (GV)      Boris Goličnik (LBG)      Miran Jurkošek (GV)      Marko Semprimožnik (GV)
Tišina Tolmin Trbovlje Trebnje Trnovska vas
     Franc Horvat (SLS)      Alen Červ (SD)      Zoran Poznič (SD)      Mateja Povhe (DROT)      Alojz Benko (SLS)
Trzin Tržič Turnišče Velika Polana Velike Lašče
     Peter Ložar (GV)      Peter Miklič (GV)      Borut Horvat (SDS)      Damijan Jaklin (GV)      Matjaž Hočevar (GV)
Veržej Videm Vipava Vitanje Vodice
     Drago Legen (GV)      Brane Kolednik (SMS)      Anton Lavrenčič (GV)      Andraž Pogorevc (GV)      Aco Franc Šuštar (GV)
Vojnik Vransko Vrhnika Vuzenica Zagorje ob Savi
     Branko Petre (NSi + SDS)      Nataša Juhart(NSi      Daniel Cukjati (GV)      Franjo Golob (GV)      Matjaž Švagan
Zavrč Zreče Železniki Žetale Žiri
     Slavko Pravdič (NSi)      Boris Podvršnik SDS)      Marko Gasser (GV)      Anton Butolen (GV)      Franc Kranjc (GV)
Žirovnica Žužemberk
     Leopold Pogačar (GV)      Jože Papež (NSi)

Elections in city municipalities

Ljubljana

 89,405 votes (39.98%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Zoran Janković Jože Mermal with a group of voters 61.83 %  
2 Nataša Sukič The Left 9.61 %  
3 Aleš Primc Voice for Children and Families 6.95 %  
4 Igor Horvat Slovenian Democratic Party 6.28 %  
5 Tina Bregant Slovenian People's Party and Our Country 5.96 %  
6 Mojca Sojar New Slovenia 3.19 %  
7 Jasminka Dedić Vesna – Green Party 3.16 %  
8 Tomaž Ogrin Greens of Slovenia and Concretely 1.67 %  
9 Jasmin Feratović Pirate Party 1.62 %  

Maribor

 1R – 36,011 votes (41.21%) 
 2R –                                      

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Saša Arsenovič Andrej Brvar with a group of voters 36.69 %  
2 Franc Kangler New People's Party of Slovenia 25.46 %  
3 Vojko Flis Freedom Movement 20.29 %  
4 Dejan Kaloh New Slovenia 4.27 %  
5 Lidija Divjak Mirnik List for Justice and Development 3.87 %  
6 Boštjan Klun Social Democrats 2.13 %  
7 Josip Rotar List of Cyclists and Pedestrians 1.31 %  
8 Vladimir Šega The Left 1.14 %  
9 Igor Jurišič Youth Party – European Greens 0.97 %  
10 Bernard Memon New Slovenia 0.96 %  
11 Aleksander Kamenik Aleksander Kamenik Party 0.74 %  
12 Matic Matjašič Youth List. We Connect 0.65 %  
13 Nina Beyokol Pirate Party 0.57 %  
14 Miha Recek Slovenian People's Party and Our Country 0.54 %  
15 Franc Jesenek Party of Slovenian People 0.44 %  
2nd round
1 Saša Arsenovič Andrej Brvar with a group of voters
2 Franc Kangler New People's Party of Slovenia

Kranj

 1R – 18,867 votes (42.24%) 
 2R –                                      

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Matjaž Rakovec Social Democrats 48.23 %  
2 Ivo Bajec SDS, SLS, NSi and Greens of Slovenia 19.50 %  
3 Zoran Stevanović Resni.ca 17.42 %  
4 Aleksander Svetelj More for Kranj 7.67 %  
5 Srečko Barbič Freedom Movement 4.00 %  
6 Igor Velov List for the Development of Kranj 3.19 %  
2nd round
1 Matjaž Rakovec Social Democrats
2 Ivo Bajec SDS, SLS, NSi and Greens of Slovenia

Koper

 22,989 votes (53.86%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Aleš Bržan Aleš Bržan List and Freedom Movement 53.60 %  
2 Boris Popovič Koper Is Ours 37.69 %  
3 Igor Colja Slovenian Democratic Party 2.55 %  
4 Peter Bolčič Trust 2.51 %  
5 Jadranka Šturm Kocjan Social Democrats 2.03 %  
6 Alan Medveš The Left 1.61 %  

Celje

 1R – 16,310 votes (41.50%) 
 2R –                                      

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Bojan Šrot Mayor's Celje List 46.86 %  
2 Matija Kovač Gregor Deleja with a group of voters 33.14 %  
3 Uroš Lesjak Freedom Movement 9.41 %  
4 Sandi Sendelbah List for Celje 6.25 %  
5 Primož Brvar Social Democrats 4.34 %  
2nd round
1 Bojan Šrot Mayor's Celje List
2 Matija Kovač Gregor Deleja with a group of voters

Novo mesto

 12,909 votes (43.81%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Gregor Macedoni Boštjan Grobler with a group of voters 74.51 %  
2 Srečko Vovko Social Democrats 25.49 %  

Velenje

 12,533 votes (47.35%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Peter Dermol Social Democrats 68.84 %  
2 Milan Medved Herman Arlič with a group of voters 16.97 %  
3 Lidija Črnko Freedom Movement 6.06 %  
4 Benjamin Strozak Good Country 4.22 %  
5 Jože Hribar Our Velenje 2.40 %  
6 Lidija Šolinc Resni.ca 1.51 %  

Nova Gorica

 1R – 11,918 votes (46.08%) 
 2R –                                      

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Samo Turel Freedom Movement 40.78 %  
2 Klemen Miklavič Majda Smrekar with a group of voters 25.85 %  
3 Damjana Pavlica Slovenian Democratic Party 14.86 %  
4 Tomaž Horvat Social Democrats 9.14 %  
5 Anton Harej New Slovenia 7.17 %  
6 Andreja Pelicon The Left 2.21 %  
2nd round
1 Samo Turel Freedom Movement
2 Klemen Miklavič Majda Smrekar with a group of voters

Krško

 1R – 9,855 votes (47.00%) 
 2R –                                    

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Dušan Šiško Dejan Stanič with a group of voters
(Dušan Šiško List – Energic for Krško)
24.61 %  
2 Janez Kerin Marta Levičar Magiera with a group of voters
(Blue Direction List)
19.75 %  
3 Aleš Zorko Freedom Movement 18.75 %  
4 Iztok Starc Slovenian People's Party 17.22 %  
5 Jože Olovec Slovenian Democratic Party 9.86 %  
6 Janja Starc Dušan Arh with a group of voters 9.81 %  
2nd round
1 Dušan Šiško Dejan Stanič with a group of voters
(Dušan Šiško List – Energic for Krško)
2 Janez Kerin Marta Levičar Magiera with a group of voters
(Blue Direction List)

Ptuj

 9,138 votes (47.64%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Nuška Gajšek Social Democrats 64.28 %  
2 Andrej Čuš Milan Klemenc and a group of voters 16.14 %  
3 Franjo Rozman Slovenian Democratic Party 8.69 %  
4 Štefan Petek Freedom Movement 5.02 %  
5 Boštjan Koražija The Left 1.98 %  
6 Robert Križanič Resni.ca and For a Healthy Society 1.83 %  
7 Suzana Lara Krause Slovenian People's Party 1.74 %  
8 Andrej Lacko Slovenian National Party 0.32 %  

Murska Sobota

 1R – 8,098 votes (51.15%) 
 2R –                                    

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Damjan Anželj Social Democrats 41.86 %  
2 Andrej Mešič Slovenian Democratic Party 32.72 %  
3 Mitja Horvat Freedom Movement 23.09 %  
4 Blanka Denko Čeh Akacije 2.34 %  
2nd round
1 Damjan Anželj Social Democrats
2 Andrej Mešič Slovenian Democratic Party

Slovenj Gradec

 6,398 votes (46.00%) 

Rank Candidates Party Percent
1st round
1 Tilen Klugler Metka Č. Golež with a group of voters 100,00 %  

Statistics

General

Mayor candidates Council member candidates
Total 618 Total 18,671
Women 107 Women 8,478
Men 511 Men 10,193
City municipalities 74 City municipalities 3,446
Rest of municipalities 544 Rest of municipalities 15,225
Oldest 82 Oldest 94
Youngest 22 Youngest 18
Elected mayors Elected council members
Total 212 Total 3,382
Women Women
Men Men
Oldest Oldest
Youngest Youngest
Highest support % (municipality) Most members by municipality
Lowest support % (municipality) Least members by municipality
Mayor mandates Participation
8th mandate in the office 1st round – Percentage (%)
7th mandate in the office 1 1st round – Total votes
6th mandate in the office 1st round – Valid votes
5th mandate in the office 1st round – Invalid votes
4th mandate in the office 2nd round – Percentage (%)
3rd mandate in the office 2nd round – Total votes
2nd mandate in the office 2nd round – Valid votes
1st mandate in the office 2nd round – Invalid votes

Elected mayor candidates by parties / lists

Rank Logo Suggested by Candidates Elected
1st
round
2nd
round
Total
1 Non–party candidates with voters support (GV) 270 103 34 137
2 Slovenian People's Party (SLS) 34 13 2 15
3 Social Democrats (SD) 53 10 4 14
4 Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) 61 11 1 12
5 New Slovenia (NSi) 34 11 0 11
6 Candidates with coalition support[a] 15 7 2 9
7 Freedom Movement (GS) 1 1 2 3
Our Inner Carniola (NaNo) 4 1 1
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) 2 1 1
Youth Party – European Greens (SMS) 2 1 1
Zagorje Goes Forward 1 1 1
We Know! We Can!. Marko Soršak. 1 1 1
Boris Goličnik List 1 1 1
List For You 1 1 1
Common Miklavž na Dravskem Polju Municipality List 1 1 1
Drot – For Development 1 0 1 1
Zlatko Usenik List For Progress of the Municipality of Ig 1 0 1 1
Renata Kosec List
(Connection and Cooperation List)
1 1 1
19 New People's Party of Slovenia (NLS) 2 0 0
Mayor's List for Our Jesenice 1 0 0
Mayor's List of Izola (IŽL) 1 0 0
Mayor of Celje List 1 0 0
23 The Left (L) 13 0 0
Resni.ca 9 0 0
Vesna – Green Party 6 0 0
Slovenian National Party (SNS) 6 0 0
Greens of Slovenia (ZS) 4 0 0
Pirate Party (Pirates) 2 0 0
Slovenia Forward (NPS) 2 0 0
Good Country (DD) 2 0 0
Party of Slovenian People (SSN) 2 0 0
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS) 1 0 0
LESK Voters List 1 0 0
For People of Slovenia (ZLS) 1 0 0
Association for Slovene Littoral (ZZP) 1 0 0
Olive 1 0 0
Concretely 1 0 0
Voice for Children and Families 1 0 0
Socialist Party of Slovenia (SPS) 1 0 0
Koper Is Ours (KJN) 1 0 0
DNK Trbovlje List 1 0 0
Sandi Jaklič List 1 0 0
Aleksander Kamenik List 1 0 0
Cyclists and Pedestrians List 1 0 0
Youth List. We Connect. 1 0 0
Independent List for Improvement of Jesenice 1 0 0
Mitja Kobal List (IŽL) 1 0 0
Vasilij Žbogar List 1 0 0
LTD Toni Dragar – List For All Generations 1 0 0
Igor Zupančič List 1 0 0
Utility Eco List 1 0 0
United – Independent List for Prevalje 1 0 0
Moravška dolina United 1 0 0
Active List 1 0 0
Movement for the Municipality of Piran (GZOP) 1 0 0
More for Kranj 1 0 0
Our Velenje 1 0 0
List for Celje 1 0 0
Acacia Party 1 0 0
Dialogue for Progress 1 0 0
Style 1 0 0
Trust 1 0 0
Together for Mengeš Municipality (SMO)
(Together We Can Do More)
1 0 0
. List for Fair Development
(of city districts and local communities)
1 0 0
Total 618 165 47 212

Notes

  1. ^ 15 mayor candidates have coalition support of at least two or more parties (lists)ː
       Svoboda + Levica + SD + DeSUS (BREŽICE)
       SDS + SLS drugačni in povezani (DESTRNIK)
       SDS + Nsi (GROSUPLJE)
       SDS + SD + SLS (HAJDINA)
       Lista Mateja Slaparja + NSi + podpora volivcev (KAMNIK)
       Lista Aleša Bržana + Svoboda (KOPER)
       SDS + NSi + SLS + Zeleni Slovenije (KRANJ)
       SDS + NSi (LENDAVA)
       Zeleni Slovenije + Konkretno (LJUBLJANA)
       SLS + Naša dežela (MARIBOR)
       SLS + SDS + NSi + DeSUS (SL. BISTRICA)
       SLS + SDS (ŠENČUR)
       SD + skupina volivcev (VELENJE)
       NSi + SDS (VOJNIK)
       SDS + NSi (ŽIRI)

References

  1. ^ "FEATURE: Three Elections for Slovenia in 2022 – General, Presidential & Local". www.total-slovenia-news.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.