Zoran Janković leads Luka Mesec by 8.6 percentage points in a new Ninamedia poll for Ljubljana’s mayoral election, published on 10 November. The incumbent has 32.3% support, compared with 23.7% for the Levica candidate.
The survey included 968 respondents. The mayoral question was asked of people intending to vote and those still undecided about participating, rather than only respondents who had chosen a candidate. Svet24 published the results; 24ur also reported the same survey.
Ljubljana mayoral poll: the published figures
| Candidate | Support |
|---|---|
| Zoran Janković | 32.3% |
| Luka Mesec | 23.7% |
| Aleš Primc | 6.8% |
| Anton Rop | 5.5% |
| Aleš Vrhovec | 5.3% |
| Klemen Boštjančič | 5.0% |
Other candidates were each below 3%; individual figures were not provided in the reports reviewed.
A smaller reported gap, with a comparison caveat
October’s Ninamedia poll put Janković on 34.6% and Mesec on 21.0%, a 13.6-point gap. The new reported gap is five points smaller. However, without the new survey’s full technical documentation, this should not be treated as a precisely comparable measure of voter movement.
City council: Janković’s list and Levica lead
The council question put Janković’s list at 24.2% and Levica at 21.8%. SDS followed on 6.0%, Ljubljana smo vsi on 5.8%, Glas za otroke in družine on 5.3%, Gibanje Svoboda on 4.8%, SD on 3.4% and Pirati on 2.6%.
What the poll does — and does not — establish
The reports do not specify exact fieldwork dates or the interviewing method. The sample of 968 refers to the overall survey, not a separately stated mayoral-question subsample. These figures are a single poll, not a Votendi polling average or an election forecast. They also do not establish the outcome of a potential Janković–Mesec runoff.
Follow Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper on Votendi’s Slovenia local elections hub. For earlier context, see our 7 November overview of the Ljubljana race.
