Who has (and who does not have) a seat in the Slovenian Parliament?

Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia elect their representatives, i.e., they decide on the composition of the National Assembly (Državni zbor RS) through universal, equal, direct, and secret suffrage. The National Assembly consists of 90 members, including two deputies representing the Italian and Hungarian national communities. Elected deputies are organised into parliamentary groups.

This study analyses the composition of the parliament as of September 2025, based on the results of the April 2022 elections and changes during the parliamentary term (primarily due to changes in deputies’ membership in parliamentary groups or their appointment to government ministerial positions).

The electoral system allocates 88 parliamentary seats within the territory of Slovenia, while an additional two seats are reserved for representatives of the Italian and Hungarian national communities. Members of Parliament are elected in general elections based on equal, direct, and secret voting. They are representatives of the entire people and are not bound by any instructions.

Elections to the National Assembly are called by the President of the Republic. Unless the term is shortened by early elections, the mandate of a Member of Parliament lasts four years. Any citizen who has reached the age of 18 and has full legal capacity may be elected to the National Assembly.

As of 1 September 2025, the largest parliamentary group is the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) with 39 members, followed by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) with 24 members, New Slovenia (NSi) with 8 members, the Social Democrats (SD) with 7 members, and The Left with 4 members. There are also several smaller groups and non-attached deputies: three non-attached deputies, the parliamentary group of non-attached deputies (Democrats) with 3 members, and the Parliamentary Group of the Italian and Hungarian National Communities (IMNS), which represents the Italian and Hungarian minorities, with 2 members.

Data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) for 2024 will be used to examine representation in comparison with the general population. Such a comparison may provide insight into the representation of different social groups in the Slovenian parliament. The age distribution of Members of Parliament is considered based on the composition of the National Assembly as of September 2025.