Slovenia Local elections 2026 — Live Results & Map

212 municipalities, one Sunday

Slovenia holds its regular local elections (lokalne volitve) on Sunday 15 November 2026, choosing mayors and municipal councils in all 212 municipalities for four-year terms. Where no mayoral candidate wins an outright majority in the first round, a runoff between the top two is held two weeks later, on Sunday 29 November 2026. The vote was formally called by the Speaker of the National Assembly on 8 July 2026, and is administered by the State Election Commission (Državna volilna komisija, DVK).

How it works

Mayors are elected by majority vote: a candidate who wins more than half the valid votes in the first round takes office outright; otherwise the top two go to the second round two weeks later. Municipal councils are elected either by a majority system, in the smaller municipalities whose councils have fewer than 12 members, or by proportional representation, in the larger municipalities with 12 or more council seats — councils range from 7 to 45 members depending on the municipality's population.

The last election (2022)

In Ljubljana, long-serving mayor Zoran Janković won a further term outright in the first round with 61.83% against Left (Levica) candidate Nataša Sukič's 9.61%, on a city turnout of 39.98%. In Maribor, Slovenia's second city, Saša Arsenovič led the first round with roughly 36.7% against former mayor Franc Kangler's 25.5%; with no majority, Arsenovič went on to win the runoff decisively. In Koper, Aleš Bržan won outright in the first round with 53.69% against Boris Popovič's 37.91%. Nationally, first-round turnout was 47.64% and second-round turnout 42.10%.

The 2026 field

Janković, mayor of Ljubljana since 2006, is running again — his sixth candidacy. His most prominent declared challenger is Luka Mesec, coordinator of the Left, running on an affordability-focused platform; other declared candidates include a joint ticket backed by Urška Klakočar Zupančič and Miro Cerar, Pirate Party candidate Jasmin Feratović, and conservative activist Aleš Primc. The vote follows Slovenia's March 2026 parliamentary election, after which Janez Janša (SDS) returned as prime minister at the head of a right-leaning coalition, having narrowly lost the popular vote to Robert Golob's Freedom Movement but assembled a majority where Golob could not — several commentators are watching the November local elections, held in the new government's first months, as an early read on that realignment, though neither DVK nor any single outlet has cast the vote itself as a national referendum.

How ElectioMap will cover it

This page will carry mayoral results for Ljubljana, Maribor and Slovenia's other major municipalities as the State Election Commission publishes them, with vote shares to two decimal places and turnout where reported, updating again for any 29 November runoffs. Because 212 municipalities count separately, figures will arrive at different times and are marked with their source; ElectioMap publishes no exit polls or projections and will not call a race before the count settles it.

Frequently asked questions

When are Slovenia's 2026 local elections?

Sunday 15 November 2026, with runoffs on Sunday 29 November 2026 in any municipality where no mayoral candidate wins an outright majority in the first round. All 212 municipalities elect mayors and councils to four-year terms.

How does the voting system work?

Mayors need more than half the valid votes to win outright in round one; otherwise the top two contest a runoff two weeks later. Councils are elected by a majority system in municipalities with fewer than 12 council seats, and by proportional representation in larger municipalities with 12 or more — councils range from 7 to 45 seats depending on population.

What happened in Ljubljana and Maribor in 2022?

Ljubljana mayor Zoran Janković won outright in round one with 61.83% against Left candidate Nataša Sukič's 9.61%. In Maribor, Saša Arsenovič led round one with about 36.7% against former mayor Franc Kangler's 25.5%, then won the runoff decisively.

Who is running for mayor of Ljubljana in 2026?

Zoran Janković, mayor since 2006, is seeking a sixth term. His most prominent declared challenger is Luka Mesec, coordinator of the Left, along with a joint ticket backed by Urška Klakočar Zupančič and Miro Cerar, Pirate Party candidate Jasmin Feratović, and conservative activist Aleš Primc.

How does this relate to national politics?

The vote comes in the first months of Janez Janša's government, which took office after March 2026's parliamentary election, in which his SDS narrowly trailed Robert Golob's Freedom Movement in votes but built the governing majority. Some commentary reads the local vote as an early signal on that realignment, though it is not officially framed as a national referendum.

When will results be available?

Each of Slovenia's 212 municipalities counts and reports separately, so figures arrive at different times through the evening and following days. This page carries the State Election Commission's published results as they come in, updating again after any 29 November runoffs.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.