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Tomšič of the Nova Gorica-based School of Advanced Social Studies has told the STA that a lot of parties said they would not go into a coalition led by SDS president Janez Janša, "but this was expected from many of them".
"What is a bit surprising with some of them is their need to claim this so resolutely, for example the Social Democrats (SD)," he said, adding that this sounds like a promotion slogan. "Parties on the left somehow compete with each other in being anti-Janša."
Tomšič noted that Kamnik Mayor Marjan Šarec is no longer so resolute in his statements that he would not go into a coalition with Janša. "Many things are possible, because the situation after the election changes drastically," and the party which is the relative winner has a huge advantage, he added.
He thinks that both leftist and rightist parties have forgotten about the voters in the centre, as it seems that they are trying to win over voters who are leaning to the left or right.
Some parties are trying to attract voters with their attitude to migrants and refugees; when in comes to anti-refugee sentiment, "parties on the right are outdoing each other".
In addition to the SDS, Tomšič pointed to the non-parliamentary National Party (SNS), which is resurgent in the polls because of anti-refugee sentiment, and the People's Party (SLS), which also strongly builds on the rejection of refugees.
According to him, the anti-refugee rhetoric is an instrument to attract only "a part of the voters, those who are more patriotically oriented, while this is not a topic which would attract more liberal voters in the centre".
Less than ten days ahead of the general election, it is impossible to predict whether the SDS will manage to keep the lead it has in the opinion polls. The tables could turn, as they did in 2011, when the party had a wide lead just before the election.
Tomšič, who does not expect a high turnout, noted that unlike in 2008, 2011 and 2014, there is no central figure on the left or a "selected competitor who is expected to beat Janša", which is why there will be "less anti-Janša voting" this time.
