 The leader of Social Democrats and incumbent Prime Minister Pahor stated that the result of his party was better than he expected, following the fall of his government earlier in September.LGV, DeSUS, SLS, and NSi parties were all satisfied with the results.Foreign media reported about the win of the election by Zoran Janković as a surprising result and as a heavy blow to Janez Janša in the context of public surveys that predicted an easy win for Janša.