The SDS polled at 21.3%, followed by the coalition Social Democrats (SD) at 20.9% and the ruling Positive Slovenia (PS) at 7.2%, according to the poll, conducted by Episcenter over the phone between 8 and 16 April.

Asked which party they would vote for were the general election held on Sunday, 6% opted for the NSi and 5% for the SLS. The coalition Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) garnered 4.3%, the new Solidarity party 3.6% and TRS, another non-parliamentary party, 2.6%.

While 7.4% were undecided, 6.2% would not answer the question. Out of 1,005 those questioned, 49% said they would definitely turn out to vote and 13% said they were likely to cast their vote. Questions about party preferences were only put to the 629 who said they were sure or likely to turn out.

Only 31% of those questioned said they supported the government, which is only half of the proportion of those who approved of the government at the start of its term over a year ago.

Quizzed about the elections to the European Parliament, most respondents backed the NSi+NSi, followed by the SDS and the list of the former president of the Court of Audit Igor Šoltes. The PS is fourth, followed by DeSUS, MEP Jelko Kacin, and the SD.