The election was surprisingly won by the center-left Positive Slovenia party, led by Zoran Janković.

The leaders of most parliamentary political parties expressed opinion that they preferred an early election instead of forming a new government.

[8] As no candidates were proposed by the deadline, the President Danilo Türk announced that he would dissolve the Assembly on 21 October and that the election would take place on 4 December.

However, since this situation is not covered in the constitution, the decision of the President to wait the full 30 days was welcomed by the political parties.

[48] Immediately after the election, Janković said that the victory of his party was proof that Slovenians wanted more efficiency in the government and that he would focus on economic growth.

[51] The leader of the 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.

[54] Danilo Türk, the President of Slovenia, pointed out after the election that the will of the voters had been clearly expressed, that it had been a rational choice and that it proved them to be ready for changes.

He congratulated the parties who succeeded to win a seat in the Assembly and summoned them to work for the common good.

[55] According to public opinion researchers, Positive Slovenia won the election due to the mobilisation of left-wing voters, particularly in Ljubljana.

[59] On 5 January 2012, Zoran Janković was chosen by the President Danilo Türk to be proposed to the National Assembly as Prime Minister-designate.

A draft agreement between the negotiating teams of PS, SD, LGV and DeSUS was initiated on 7 January 2012.

[60] However, it failed to gain support in the LGV, and in the evening of 9 January, the LGV announced it would not support Janković as the new prime minister in the secret confirmation vote and also not join his coalition, due to large differences in the programs of the parties, particularly emphasising the Positive Slovenia's lack of concept.

[64] Türk was mentioning the banker Marko Voljč as a possible candidate, but did not propose him to the National Assembly due to lack of support.

[65] Türk stressed again that Janković would be a good candidate, and added that the election showed lack of trust of voters in Janša.

[69] His cabinet, the tenth government in the history of independent Slovenia,[70] was confirmed on 10 February, and Janša became the new prime minister with a handover from Pahor on the same day.