SLS is the winner in the local elections among political parties
Ljubljana, October 20, 2014 – Ten additional mayors were elected in the second round of the local elections yesterday. Six of them were candidates on the SLS list, two were independent candidates, who ran with the support of SLS, and two had joint support of SLS and other political parties and lists. President of the SLS Franc Bogovič: “SLS consolidated and confirmed the victory in the second round of this year’s local elections. A sincere thank you to everyone who voted for SLS, trusted the people who work and have proven through their work, they know how to manage their local environment.”
Collectively, 50 SLS mayors were elected in the 2014 local elections – 31 of them were candidates on the SLS list, 13 of them were independent candidates, who ran with the support of SLS, and 6 of them ran with joint support of SLS and other political parties and lists. This means that from 2014 to 2018 even more mayors will participate in the SLS Mayors’ Club than in the previous term.
Franc Bogovič expressed a certainty, that the public will show their trust in the SLS again in the next parliamentary elections in Slovenia. He predicted that SLS will have seats in the parliament again, so the work the party does will have a renewed validation on the national level_ “These elections showed that people know who to vote for.”
The mayors, who were elected in the 2014 local elections as candidates on the SLS list or with the support of SLS, are_
- Bojan Šrot, Municipality of Celje,
- Jože Doles, Municipality of Bloke,
- Anton Törnar, Municipality of Črenšovci,
- Martin Brecl, Municipality of Dobrna,
- Janez Cimperman, Municipality of Ig,
- Alojzij Kaučič, Municipality of Juršinci,
- Andrej Maffi, Municipality of Kanal,
- Robert Ščap, Municipality of Kobilje,
- Miran Stanko, Municipality of Krško,
- Franc Zdolšek, Municipality of Laško,
- Franc Rokavec, Municipality of Litija,
- Darinka Fakin, Municipality of Majšperk,
- Venčeslav Senekovič, Municipality of Pesnica,
- Robert Smrdelj, Municipality of Pivka,
- Branko Ledinek, Municipality of Rače–Fram,
- Polona Kambič, Municipality of Semič,
- Srečko Ocvirk, Municipality of Sevnica,
- Miran Gorinšek, Municipality of Slovenske Konjice,
- Blaž Milavec, Municipality of Sodražica,
- Franc Horvat, Municipality of Tišina,
- Alojz Benko, Municipality of Trnovska vas,
- Slavko Petovar, Municipality of Veržej,
- Friderik Bračič, Municipality of Videm,
- Miran Vuk, Municipality of Zavrč.
- Anton Luznar, Municipality of Železniki,
- Jurij Kavčič, Municipality of Cerkno,
- Franc Leskovšek, Municipality of Dobje,
- Jožef Kokot, Municipality of Gorišnica,
- Ernest Nemec, Municipality of Puconci,
- Janez Rihtarič, Municipality of Radenci,
- Anton Grobler, Municipality of Tabor,
- Franjo Debeljak, Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli,
- Franc Čebulj, Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem,
- Franc Šlihthuber, Municipality of Gornji Petrovci,
- Milenca Krajnc, Municipality of Kozje,
- Ivan Suhoveršnik, Municipality of Mozirje,
- Antun Volf, Municipality of Osilnica,
- Vincenc Jeraj, Municipality of Rečica ob Savinji,
- Darko Fras, Municipality of Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah,
- Milan Turk, Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba,
- Branko Petre, Municipality of Vojnik,
- Ivan Princes, Municipality of Vipava,
- Stanko Ogradi, Municipality of Gornji Grad,
- Cvetka Ficko, Municipality of Grad,
- Branko Kidrič, Municipality of Rogaška Slatina,
- Ivan Žagar, Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica,
- Ciril Kozjek, Municipality of Šenčur,
- Rajko Meserko, Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji,
- Janez Kramberger, Municipality of Lenart and
- Aleksander Jevšek, Municipality of Murska Sobota.
Below, you can watch the statement of SLS President Franc Bogovič.
https_//www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dK311W6R0