Slovenia begins voting to elect new gov't

Slovenia began its parliamentary elections on Sunday which witnessed tens of thousands of eligible voters flocking to polling stations throughout the country. More than 1.6 million people are expected to cast their votes during the one-day general elections, which is the seventh of its kind since Slovenia declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. Seventeen political parties in Slovenia and the two constitutionally recognized minorities, the communities of Hungarian and Italian, in the country, will strive for the 90 seats in National Assembly. Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk dissolved the country's parliament on Oct. 21 after the government of Prime Minister Borut Pahor was ousted in a failed confidence vote on Sept. 20, and there were no proposals for new prime minister-designate from parliament.