Slovenia President Takes Hit During Election First Round

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Election blow for Slovenian president: exit polls

AFP

Slovenian President Danilo Turk, widely predicted to come first in the first round of elections held on Sunday amid an economic crisis, was beaten into second place by centre-left candidate Borut Pahor, exit polls showed. Turk won 37.2 percent of the vote, behind former prime minister Pahor on 41.9…