Ex-Comic Stymies Slovenian President’s Path to Re-Election
- Pahor wins first round, fails to get majority to avoid runoff
- Incumbent to face off against former comedian in Nov. 12 vote
Borut Pahor, presidential candidate and current President of Slovenia gestures during the last TV Presidential Debate ahead of the Presidential Elections in Ljubljana, on October 20, 2017.
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Slovenian leader Borut Pahor will compete against comedian-turned-mayor Marjan Sarec for the presidency in a runoff despite winning the first round by a wide margin.
Pahor won 47 percent, the election commission in the euro-area country of 2 million people said on Sunday. That fell short of the majority needed to clinch re-election in the first round. Sarec was runner up with 25 percent, and the two will face off again on Nov. 12.