(ANSA) - LJUBLJANA, 10 APR - In Slovenia, the deputies elected to the 10th legislature in the March 22 vote took their seats in parliament for the first time and formally began work. After appointing the electoral commission, which will have to confirm the mandates, the agenda includes the most overtly political task: the election of the speaker of parliament, the country's second-highest office, for which it is still unclear whether a solid majority has been secured. For this reason, intense negotiations are underway among the political parties. It is not certain that a breakthrough will come today, though the possibility of a candidate being elected with center-right votes is gaining ground. If confirmed, that scenario could also pave the way for a possible governing majority coalition built along the same lines, centered on the so-called third bloc, which includes the pro-European Christian Democrats of New Slovenia (center-right), the Democrats of former three-time right-wing prime minister Janez Janša (conservative), and the right-wing populists of Resni.ca. The March 22 election produced a divided parliament, with seven parties represented, but only the Freedom Movement (liberal-progressive) and the Democratic Party (conservative) won double-digit support. The liberal-progressive party led by outgoing prime minister Robert Golob narrowly won the election, taking 29 of the 90 seats in parliament, while Janša's conservative party won 28. The votes of the smaller parties will therefore be decisive for any possible majority. (ANSA).