After five months the SMC is once against the most popular party

Delo’s survey shows the SDS in second and the United Left (ZL) in third

7. september 2015 ob 12.07 • Ljubljana - MMC RTV SLO

The latest Delo survey reports a 13,4 percent support for the ruling SMC party, while the opposition SDS has an 8,9 percent support. Foto: BoBo

The latest survey by the Delo daily shows that the biggest ruling party, the Party of the Modern Centre - SMC, has once again taken the lead on the list of most popular parties. The government has also received higher marks. Slovenia’s politicians can also boast with better grades.

The latest Delo survey reports a 13,4 percent support for the ruling SMC party. The opposition SDS have an 8,9 percent support. Coming in third is the United Left (ZL) with a support of 6,2 percent, while the SD Social Democrats are in fourth with 3,8 percent. Following are the NSi - New Slovenia party (2,7 percent), the DeSUS Pensioners’ Party (1,4 percent) and the SLS People’s Party (1,1 percent). The government has received higher marks (a score of 2,61, compared to August’s 2,54), as has the National Assembly (a score of 2,51, compared to August’s 2,43).

The barometer of popularity shows that politicians have also received higher marks. Respondents have given better grades, compared to the previous month, to all the politicians on the survey list. President Borut Pahor remains the most popular politician. In second place is MEP Tanja Fajon, while third is European Commissioner Violeta Bulc.