Ex-PM Borut Pahor wins Slovenian presidency

3 December 2012 Last updated at 00:18 ET Help

Former Slovenian PM Borut Pahor has won an emphatic victory in the country's presidential run-off election.

With almost all votes counted, Mr Pahor polled 67% to incumbent President Danilo Turk's 33% in a poll following days of protests over the economy and alleged government corruption.

A number of people were injured during anti-austerity protests in Ljubljana on Friday, ahead of the vote. Slovenia is facing one of the eurozone's deepest recessions.

Guy Delauney reports from Belgrade.

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