The liberal opposition Freedom Movement Party of Slovenia took a controlling lead in the country’s national elections Sunday, forecasting a victory over the ruling conservative Slovenian Democratic Party, the Associated Press reports.
The loss is the second on Sunday for conservative movements in Europe, although the SDP and its leader, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, are not as radically pro-Russia as France’s Marine Le Pen is. Jansa supported the EU efforts to sanction Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.
Freedom Movement won 35.8% of the vote versus Slovenian Democratic Party’s 22.5%, setting up the Freedom Movement to form a coalition among a dozen minor parties that did not get more than 7% of the vote.