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| Opposition leads Slovenia's polls | Opposition leads Slovenia's polls |
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| Slovenia's opposition is holding a razor-thin lead over the ruling party of PM Janez Jansa, near-complete results from parliamentary polls show. | Slovenia's opposition is holding a razor-thin lead over the ruling party of PM Janez Jansa, near-complete results from parliamentary polls show. |
| With 97% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats had 30.5% of the vote against 29.2% for the centre-right Slovenian Democrats, officials said. | With 97% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats had 30.5% of the vote against 29.2% for the centre-right Slovenian Democrats, officials said. |
| But they said the vote was too close to predict the outcome. | But they said the vote was too close to predict the outcome. |
| Slovenia, the richest of the former Yugoslav states, is a member of the European Union and Nato. | Slovenia, the richest of the former Yugoslav states, is a member of the European Union and Nato. |
| It was also the first east European state to adopt the Euro. | It was also the first east European state to adopt the Euro. |
| Mr Jansa's party is claiming credit for the country's increased prosperity. | Mr Jansa's party is claiming credit for the country's increased prosperity. |
| But the centre-right government has also frequently been accused of corruption. | |
| Coalition allies | Coalition allies |
| Earlier on Sunday, two separate exit polls gave the Social Democrats led by Borut Pahor a 4% lead over Mr Jansa's party. | Earlier on Sunday, two separate exit polls gave the Social Democrats led by Borut Pahor a 4% lead over Mr Jansa's party. |
| Mr Jansa is hoping to gain a new four-year mandate | Mr Jansa is hoping to gain a new four-year mandate |
| The outcome of the election may be determined by the performance of smaller parties which will be needed as coalition allies in the 90-seat parliament, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports. | The outcome of the election may be determined by the performance of smaller parties which will be needed as coalition allies in the 90-seat parliament, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports. |
| The exit polls suggested that two allies of the Social Democrats did well in the polls. | The exit polls suggested that two allies of the Social Democrats did well in the polls. |
| While the economic policies of the two main parties are similar, a left-leaning government could be expected to focus more on the redistribution of wealth to poorer parts of society, our correspondent says. | While the economic policies of the two main parties are similar, a left-leaning government could be expected to focus more on the redistribution of wealth to poorer parts of society, our correspondent says. |
| Polls opened at 0500GMT and closed at 1700GMT. Some 1.7 million people were eligible to vote. | Polls opened at 0500GMT and closed at 1700GMT. Some 1.7 million people were eligible to vote. |