STA, 22 April 2022 - A total of 130,151 people or 7.67% of all eligible voters cast their ballots in the three-day early voting for the 24 April general election, which is the highest turnout in early voting for any election or referendum so far in Slovenia.
The National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 45,941 voters or 2.7% of the electorate cast their ballots on the last day of early voting on Thursday.
This compares to 20,857 voters or 1.22% of the electorate in the 2018 general election on the last day of the early voting.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, 130,151 people or 7.67% of all eligible voters cast their ballots, which is more than 4.5 percentage points above the share of voters who voted early four years ago.
This is the highest turnout in early voting for any election or referendum so far in Slovenia, surpassing the early voting turnout for the waters act referendum last July, which saw 84,196 voters or 4.96% of the electorate.
