Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-07 21:07:05|Editor: Jiaxin

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LJUBLJANA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Early voting started across the country on Tuesday for the second round of the Slovenian presidential elections in which incumbent Borut Pahor is vying with Kamnik Mayor Marjan Sarec.

Early voting will last until Thursday and the main run-off vote takes place on Sunday, Nov. 12.

In the second round, Pahor will be listed as first on the ballot, having won scores of 47.21 percent of the vote in the first round, while Sarec will follow, as he secured 24.76 percent of the vote, the Slovenian Press Agency reported.

During the previous vote on Oct. 22, turnout was at a record low, reaching only 44.24 percent. None of the nine presidential candidates reached the 50-percent mark.

The new president will be sworn in on Dec. 23.