Two months after Slovenia’s parliamentary elections, Janez Janša has officially returned as Prime Minister, leading a centre-right-to-right-wing minority coalition. Although Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement, the main rival of the Janša-led Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), narrowly won 29% of the vote over SDS (28%), Golob failed to secure a majority. Janša resolved the political deadlock by uniting four centre-right parties, including the New Slovenia-Christian Democrats (NSi) and the Democrats. By securing external support from the right-wing Resni.ca movement and minority representatives, Janša assembled a stable 50-seat majority in the 90-seat parliament.
Janša returns to lead his fourth cabinet, where the SDS remains the dominant force by controlling seven of the fifteen ministries, including finance, foreign affairs and the environment. The NSi manages four portfolios, including defence, agriculture and infrastructure, while Fokus oversees regional development. The Democrats will manage the justice, health and economy ministries, with party leader Anže Logar heading the latter.
Sectoral priorities emphasize fiscal consolidation, labour flexibility and tax relief for highly skilled personnel. Infrastructure plans involve accelerating spatial planning to prevent NGO project blockades and expanding the Krsko nuclear power plant. Economically, the government will aim to attract foreign investment through specialized technological zones, centralize digitalization to eliminate public administration paperwork and utilize foreign policy for economic diplomacy and Central European alliance-building.
Though offering corporate predictability and streamlined investments, the administration faces potential risks regarding tight budgets and coalition cohesion. It also faces domestic and international skepticism as critics argue that fiscal consolidation could harm social safety nets. In parallel, media watchdogs fear political pressure on public broadcasting, as well as plans to limit NGO funding and involvement risk worsening polarization and creating friction with EU standards.
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