Slovenian President Borut Pahor said on Monday he would give the mandate for the formation of new government to the winner of yesterday’s parliamentary election, Janez Jansa, whose centre-right Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) won nearly 25 percent of votes.

SDS has won 25 seats in the 90-seat parliament assembly.

“I will give the mandate to the relative majority winner of the election. It is fair that the voters know the consequences of their decisions, and that their votes matter. If the election winner can not form a government, which we had experienced before, then we will look for alternative solutions,” Pahor said to Delo daily, Slovenia’s national newspaper.

Pahor added that everyone involved in the process of forming the new government must put in genuine effort, keeping in mind “a successful and secure future of the country.”

“Successfully forming the government will be our main political task this summer. We will require political patience and wisdom,” Pahor said.

Analysts, as well as the election winner, Jansa, are saying that the task will be difficult, and some say that, considering how fragmented the political scene has become, and the ideological and personal conflicts of the leaders of the nine parties which gained seats in the parliament, it will be “impossible.”

Majority of the left-wing parties said they would not enter a coalition with Jansa.

Marjan Sarec, whose List (LMS) won second most votes in yesterday’s election (12.6 percent), said he would not enter a coalition with Jansa, and would instead wait to see how the situation turns out and answer a potential call from the President if Jansa fails to form his government.

The leaving Prime Minister, Miro Cerar, said the same. His Modern Centre Party won 9.7 percent votes, only a third compared to the previous election four years ago, but he said it would remain a relevant factor without which it would be impossible to form a new government.

Slovenia’s commentators and economists said the process could last all the way until autumn unless the political actors exhibit patience and wisdom, and form a pragmatic government.

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