Ballot access

Ljubljana – Today is the first day when candidates vying to become Slovenia’s new president in the 23 October election can submit their candidacy, and voters can formally support their candidates with signatures.

The candidates have until 28 September to submit their candidacy with the National Electoral Commission.

CeSID Executive Director Bojan Klacar has said that around 15,000 signatures have been falsified "in the election campaign."

According to him, this indicates "an organized or a semi-organized system." The signatures in question are collected by parties to support their election list. Each electoral list must submit at least 10,000 statements, i.e., signatures, certified by law.

Economic issues in the election campaigns of the parties in Bosnia did not decide the outcome of the recent general election. Instead, voters punished the parties that held power over the last four years.

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