Respondents were unimpressed by reactions of prime minister and Democrats (SDS) leader Janša and Ljubljana Mayor and former Positive Slovenia (PS) leader Janković to the report, with 78% saying they failed to respond properly while only 13% said their response had been appropriate.

Janković suspended his leadership of the party but is staying on as the mayor of Ljubljana. Janša meanwhile subjected himself to a vote of confidence in his party.

Asked to chose one of the four possible solutions to the current political standstill, 33% of respondents said early election would be the best option while 29% said the current coalition should put forward a new prime minister.

About 20% said a technocrat government would be in order, while a new coalition without the SDS was deemed the best option by about 9% of respondents.

Supporters of the SDS generally supported the scenario of a new prime minister and the current coalition (63%) while 20% of them were in favour of an early election.

Supporters of the opposition Social Democrats (SD) mainly opted for an early election (36%) and the scenario of a new prime minister from within the current coalition (32%).

The coalition Peoples's Party (SLS) supporters favoured the scenario of a new prime minister, the current coalition (36%) or an early election (30%).

The survey was conducted by Delo's in-house polling division Delo Stik between 16 and 17 January and involved 503 adult respondents.