Former Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor has won the presidential election in the crisis-hit EU country with 67.3% of the vote, according to an exit poll.

Clashes broke out in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana as angry demonstrators tried to push through a police cordon to storm parliament and police used water cannon and tear gas to repel them.

Clashes broke out tonight in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana as angry demonstrators tried to push through a police cordon to storm parliament.