The thesis examines spatial differences in electoral support for political parties in the 2026 Slovenian parliamentary elections. The aim of the research is to determine whether spatial patterns of electoral support can be linked to the programmatic orientations of political parties. Based on an analysis of selected programme contents, the parties were classified according to the value cleavage between liberalism and traditionalism, as well as according to their rural-peripheral, centrist or centralist orientation. Electoral districts were classified as urban, suburban or rural based on the share of the urban population. Spatial differences in support for individual political parties were analysed using location quotients and by comparing electoral results among the three types of electoral districts. The results show that the Left and Vesna coalition has the highest support in urban districts, followed by Gibanje Svoboda. In contrast, SDS and the NSi, SLS and Fokus coalition have the highest support in rural districts. For the Social Democrats, Demokrati and Resni.ca, differences in support between the three types of districts are less pronounced. A comparison of the parties' programmatic orientations with spatial patterns of electoral support shows that they correspond in some cases, but are not sufficient to explain the observed spatial differences. Other demographic, social and historical factors should also be taken into account.
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