a devil’s diary

Voting sites closed yesterday at 19:00. 1.720.298 people had the right to vote, only 57,19% (983.835) of voters have voted (until 19:00).

Here are unofficial results:

Lojze Peterle 28,54 % (279.104)

Dr. Danilo Türk 24,52 % (239.815)

Mitja Gaspari 24,15 % (236.138)

Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti 19,28 % (188.512)

mag. Darko Krajnc 2,17 % (2,17 %)

Elena Pečarič 0,88 % (8.593)

Monika Piberl 0,47 % (4.590)

Unofficial data, gathered untill 17:00 on 22th of October 2007.

Source: DVK (22.10.2007)

First four candidates are very close, more than anybody was expecting before elections. First round is not finished yet, there are votes by post which still have to come and they cause come conflicts between political parties.

Lojze Peterle, although he is the first one, he is the biggest loser of first round. Researches of public opinion before elections were showing to him higher advantage in first round, nobody expected Türk to be so close to Peterle.

It was unknown who will be next to Peterle in second round, Gaspari or Türk. Türk was always better on all kind of polls, but difference was slight. Unofficial results show almost same as polls made before elections. Not difficult to notice that left wing in Slovenia is very strong at the moment.

Jelinčič is definitely the winner with 19%. On previous elections in 2002, Jelinčič got only 8,5%. This shows that National Party is gaining power, mostly among young segment of voters.

Krajnc, Pečarič and Piberl are far away from others. There are several reasons, as analytics have said.  Krajnc is seen as too young for a president, but his views are different from other candidates, well explained, and enough determined. For unsuccessful result of last two candidates  is maybe one reason - their gender, most likely Slovenia is not prepared for female president. I personally think that Pečarič is good enough for the president, despite her handicap status, because she fights for equal chances of all people. Maybe there will be female president in 2012, nobody can know. Other candidates expressed a wish that more women should enter political scene, I wish the same, it gets boring when just men govern and fresh, different ideas are always welcome.

Second round will be on 11th of November 2007. We will see. Presidential campaign is going to be more interesting and less spontaneous, both candidates qualified to second round agree.

Written by Tadej Plevčak, http://blogthaddaei.wordpress.com/
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My comments:
Sad, sad, very sad, only 13000 of intelligent people in your country… I guess most of the men forbid their women to go to the elections (would explain the %- sentence also )
Joking of course
But I find it idiotic that not more people voted for them…
and I guessed it will be Peterle, I also think it will be him finally.