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Slovenian ex-PM Borut Pahor wins presidency | Slovenian ex-PM Borut Pahor wins presidency |
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Former Slovenian PM Borut Pahor has won an emphatic victory in the country's presidential run-off election. | Former Slovenian PM Borut Pahor has won an emphatic victory in the country's presidential run-off election. |
With almost all votes counted, Mr Pahor polled 67% to incumbent President Danilo Turk's 33% in a election that followed protests over the economy and alleged government corruption. | |
On Friday a number of people were injured as protesters clashed with police in the capital Ljubljana. | On Friday a number of people were injured as protesters clashed with police in the capital Ljubljana. |
Slovenia is facing one of the eurozone's deepest recessions. | Slovenia is facing one of the eurozone's deepest recessions. |
The country's economy has shrunk more than 8% since 2009. | The country's economy has shrunk more than 8% since 2009. |
Mr Pahor, who was prime minister until last year, won the election on the strength of a poor turnout, the BBC's Guy Delauney reports. | |
The indifference of the electorate - only one in three eligible voters made it to the polls - reflected popular anger at Slovenia's economic performance, our correspondent says. | |
But Mr Pahor told supporters that Slovenia would emerge from the gloom. | |
"The moment when Slovenian men and women, citizens of Slovenia, beat this crisis - and we will beat it eventually - we will again have the confidence we felt when we established our country and we will rise among the stars of Europe." | |
Thirty-three people were charged with public order offences after Friday's trouble in Ljubljana, police said. | |
A protest that attracted thousands of people earlier in the week in the second city, Maribor, also turned violent. | A protest that attracted thousands of people earlier in the week in the second city, Maribor, also turned violent. |
Many protesters are angry at what they describe as harsh austerity measures being implemented by the current centre-right government. | Many protesters are angry at what they describe as harsh austerity measures being implemented by the current centre-right government. |
They also accuse the government of corruption - a claim denied by the authorities. | They also accuse the government of corruption - a claim denied by the authorities. |