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STA, 4 June 2018 - Sunday's general election in Slovenia brought a clear win for the right-wing Democrats (SDS) along with a substantial fragmentation of the political landscape that heralds major coalition-building problems. Turnout after 99.7% of the votes counted is at 51.9%, 0.2 percentage points above the record low of 2014.
Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Monday, 4 June 2018, as prepared by the STA:
STA, 3 June 2018 - Thirty years after his arrest sparked a process leading to Slovenia's independence, Janez Janša will try to become prime minister a third time, having led his right-wing Democratic Party (SDS) to victory in Sunday's election.
STA, 3 June 2018 - The preliminary results of Sunday's general election confirmed a convincing win for the right-wing Democrats (SDS) and second place for newcomer LMŠ. As many as nine parties are set to enter parliament and the constellations indicate major coalition building problems. Turnout after 95% of the votes counted is at a historic low 49.88%.
STA, 3 June 2018 - The Democrats (SDS) are projected to emerge as the clear winners of the general election with 24.4% of the vote. The Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ) finished a distant second with 12.6% and is followed by a crowded field at around 10% featuring the Modern Centre Party (SMC), Left and Social Democrats (SD), show exit polls released on Sunday.
STA, 3 June 2018 - President Borut Pahor expressed hope as he cast his vote in Šempeter pri Gorici on Sunday that Slovenia would get a new government quickly. He said he would invite the relative winner of the election for informal talks at the beginning of the week.
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STA, 2 June 2018 - The Slovenian national football team ended their losing streak under the new head coach as they defeated Montenegro 2:0 in a friendly in Podgorica on Saturday, in what was a match between two depleted teams, with Slovenia missing many of their A-list players.
STA, 2 June 2018 - The newspaper Dnevnik says in Saturday's commentary that US President Donald Trump should be congratulated for being honest about wanting to weaken the EU because a strong and united Europe does not suit the US.
STA, 2 June 2018 - Around 1,152,000 persons or 66% of the total population of Slovenia aged 15 years or older went on at least one private trip last year. They went on around 4,288,000 private trips all together, which is 6% more than in 2016, the Statistics Office has reported.
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