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Kyrgyzstan|politics|November 15, 2017 / 03:19 PM
Atambayev congratulates president of Slovenia Borut Pahor on securing second term

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev congratulated President of Slovenia Borut Pahor on winning the second term.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term in a runoff vote on Sunday, beating his challenger in a tight race.

Pahor had won about 53 percent of the vote, with 99.9 percent of the votes counted, according to the Election Commission, while his opponent, ex-comedian Marjan Sarec, had 47 percent.

Turnout was about 42 percent, according to preliminary figures, the lowest for a presidential election since Slovenia became an independent country in 1991.

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