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Presidential elections will be held in Slovenia on 21 October 2007 . {Link without Title} Lojze Peterle announced that he would compete in November 2006, which made him the first official candidate. While Peterle will appear on the ballot as an Independent , his candidature is supported by the three main rightist parties New Slovenia , the Slovenian Democratic Party and the Slovenian People's Party . While Borut Pahor , the leader of the Social Democrats , has the best chances of winning the election according to polls, he has decided he will not run in the presidential election or in the 2008 Parliamentary Election . Zmago Jelinčič , the leader of the nationalist Slovenian National Party , announced his candidacy on 25 May 2007 . Other candidates (eight so far) include former central bank governor Mitja Gaspari and former diplomat Danilo Türk . Also, recently Matej Sedmak , 23, known by many around the globe as Peacehiker , announced his candidacy as President to the Media on 17 August 2007 . Janez Drnovšek , the current president or Slovenia, stated in several interviews that he is not thinking about running for a second term. |
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