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The results that include the mail-in vote from abroad, do not change the distribution of seats in the National Assembly, with only minor changes in the proportion of the vote won by each party.

The Party of Miro Cerar (SMC) won 34.49% of the vote or 36 seats in parliament, the Democratic Party (SDS) mustered 20.71% or 21 seats and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) garnered 10.18% to secure ten seats.

The SD with 5.98% of the vote came ahead of the ZL at 5.97%. They will have each six seats in parliament, while New Slovenia (NSi) will have five (5.59%) and the Alliance of Alenka Bratušek (ZaAB) four (4.38%).

Two seats are reserved for representatives of ethnic Italians and Hungarians.

The National Electoral Commission will release the final official result of the vote on Friday.

On Tuesday it will notify the election commissions at election units which parties made the 4% threshold to enter parliament.

Of the total 1,713,067 eligible voters, 885,860 cast their ballots in the 13 July snap general election; 11,569 ballots were invalid, final unofficial results show.