title: 1997 Slovenian presidential election
text: # 1997 Slovenian presidential election
  
  Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 23 November 1997. The result was a victory for incumbent Milan Kučan, who won 55.54% of the vote. Voter turnout was 68.65%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Milan Kučan | Independent | 578,925 | 55.54 |
  | | Janez Podobnik | Slovenian People's Party | 191,645 | 18.39 |
  | | Jozef Bernik | SDSS–SKD | 98,996 | 9.50 |
  | | Marjan Cerar | Independent | 73,439 | 7.05 |
  | | Marjan Poljsak | National Labour Party | 33,477 | 3.21 |
  | | Anton Persak | Democratic Party of Slovenia | 32,039 | 3.07 |
  | | Bogomir Kovac | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia | 28,110 | 2.70 |
  | | Franc Miklavcic | Christian-Social Union | 5,713 | 0.55 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1,042,344 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,042,344 | 97.92 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 22,102 | 2.08 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,064,446 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,550,592 | 68.65 |
  | Source: European Elections Database |||||
  