Local elections on Sunday, 15 November 2026. The key facts in English: who he is, what has been done in Ljubljana, the plans for the next four years and how to vote.
On the ballot: 4 for mayor, 6 for the city council.
20 yearsas Mayor of Ljubljana, since 2006
6×elected mayor, every time in the first round
2,600projects, more than 2,200 of them outside the city centre
72%of residents satisfied or very satisfied with life in Ljubljana (Ninamedia, September 2026)
Zoran Janković was born on 1 January 1953 in Saraorci near Smederevo, in Serbia, and grew up and went to school in Ljubljana. He graduated in economics from the University of Ljubljana and worked in business, leading the retail company Mercator as chief executive from 1997 to 2005.
He has been Mayor of Ljubljana since 2006 and has won every election in the first round, with between 57.5% and 64.79% of the vote. He says he is a manager rather than a politician: together with some 12,000 people working for the city and its companies he completes more than 130 projects a year, and more than 33,000 residents have come to see him on his open-door days.
He calls himself a “pure-blooded mixture” who believes in intercultural dialogue and in living together while respecting differences.
This will be his last term. By 2030 he wants to complete the goals set with his team and help prepare those who will carry on the Supermesto 2045 vision for Ljubljana, which received the international Maks Fabiani award in 2026.
More in Slovene: Biography.
2,600 projects across the city, more than 2,200 of them outside the centre, in all 17 districts. Projects by district (in Slovene).
A city centre for people: the pedestrian zone has grown to 24 hectares since 2007. There are 480 km of cycle routes and the BicikeLJ bike share has 880 bikes.
Cleaner air: in 2025 air quality in Ljubljana was the best since systematic measurement began. Dust emissions from the city’s energy plants are 99% lower than in 2001.
A green city: 75% of the city’s area is green. Around 1,000 trees are planted every year, more than 40,000 so far. Ljubljana was European Green Capital in 2016.
Public transport: 135 cleaner city buses (LPP), and the number of bus journeys rose from 28 million in 2022 to 35.2 million in 2025.
Children and schools: a third of the city budget goes to education. 96% of children attend kindergarten, all public kindergartens and primary schools are earthquake-safe, and Ljubljana is the only city municipality in Slovenia that has not raised kindergarten fees for parents since 1 October 2023.
Water and waste: after the C0 project, 98% of buildings are connected to the sewage system. Since 2014 Ljubljana has been Europe’s first “Zero Waste” capital, collecting around 70% of waste separately.
Culture and sport: Cukrarna, Center Rog, Plečnik House, the renovated Ljubljana Castle, the Ilirija Sports Centre and Stožice Sports Park, among many others.
All the figures, with years and sources, in Slovene: Ljubljana in numbers.
The projects of Vision 2025 laid the foundations. With the new development vision to 2045, the aim is to make Ljubljana the best city to live in. The full programme, in Slovene: Volilni program.
city-owned flats (4,865 today). The 2045 vision allows up to 45,000 new homes to be built.
in Ljubljana will be able to choose their own family doctor by the end of the term.
of the city’s area green (75% today), even as new homes are built.
All LPP city buses carbon neutral, and no more coal in the city’s energy supply.
A city of short distances: as many everyday services as possible within reach on foot or by bike.
a year at most for short-term rentals, so that more flats are available to students and young families.
At the polling station you get three separate ballots, and each counts on its own. They are in Slovene, so look for the numbers.
Ballot for mayor
4 Zoran Janković
Circle the number in front of one candidate’s name.
Ballot for the city council
6 Lista Zorana Jankovića
Zoran Janković’s List. Circle one list. On the same list you may also circle one candidate to give them a preferential vote, which can change the order in which the list’s candidates are elected.
Ballot for your district council
Your district (četrtna skupnost)
Vote for the members of your district council as instructed on the ballot. The list’s candidates for your district are on this page, in Slovene.
The vote for mayor and the vote for the list are separate. If you support the programme, circle both: without a majority in the city council, the mayor cannot carry out the whole programme.
You can vote three days early at the Ljubljana Exhibition Centre (Gospodarsko razstavišče).
Early voting for anyone who will be away on 15 November
Gospodarsko razstavišče, Marble Hall (Marmorna dvorana), Dunajska cesta 18
Last day to ask to vote at home (with a doctor’s certificate)
Ljubljana election commission (Volilna komisija MOL), [email protected]
Election day
Your polling station, shown on the notice you receive by post
Possible second round for mayor
The same polling station as on 15 November
There will be a second round only if no candidate for mayor wins more than half of the valid votes on 15 November.
Citizens of other EU countries can vote for the mayor and the city council if they are 18 or older on election day and have permanent residence (stalno prebivališče) in the City of Ljubljana. With registered permanent residence you are on the voter register automatically.
Citizens of countries outside the EU cannot vote in these elections. An amendment to the Local Elections Act, in force since 2 September 2026, removed their right to vote in local elections, and the Constitutional Court did not suspend it before 15 November.
An identity document with a photo. The notice about your polling station (obvestilo o volišču) is not required, but it helps when you vote early.
It is shown on the notice you receive by post. There are 257 polling stations in Ljubljana, all accessible to people with disabilities. You can also find yours on the City of Ljubljana’s list of polling stations (in Slovene).
No. In local elections you cannot vote from abroad, by post from abroad or at a polling station outside the municipality where you live. Vote early instead, from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 November, 7:00–19:00, at Gospodarsko razstavišče, Dunajska cesta 18.
Look for the numbers. Zoran Janković is number 4 on the ballot for mayor, and Lista Zorana Jankovića (Zoran Janković’s List) is number 6 on the ballot for the city council. Circle the number.
If nobody wins more than half of the valid votes, there will be a second round between the two candidates with the most votes on 29 November.
Write to us through the contact page or visit the election office at Dvorni trg 1 in Ljubljana, Monday to Friday 11:00–18:00 and Saturday 10:00–14:00.
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Open mapEvery vote counts. Vote early or at your polling station: circle 4 for mayor and 6 for the city council.
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