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Slovakia

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Elections in Slovakia gives information on election and election results in Slovakia. Flag of the President of Slovakia This is a list of the Presidents of Slovakia. ... President Ivan Gašparovič Ivan Gašparovič (born March 27, 1941), Slovak politician and law professor, became President of Slovakia on June 15, 2004. ... // Chairman/President of the Provisional Government for Slovakia (1918; within Czechoslovakia) Vavro Šrobár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918) – ceased with the adoption of the Czechoslovak constitution Chairman of the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Slovak Soviet Republic (1919; in rebellion in eastern Slovakia) Antonín Janoušek (20... Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda (born February 4, 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia. ... The National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, often just: Národná rada) (NR SR) has been the name of the parliament of Slovakia since 1993 (more precisely since 1 October 1992). ... // Revolutionary Executive Committee (1919; in rebellion in eastern Slovakia) no particular leader (6 June 1919 - 20 June 1919) Assembly of the Slovak Land (1939; within Czechoslovakia) Martin Sokol (18 January 1939 – 14 March 1939) Assembly of Slovakia (1939 – 1945; independent Slovakia) Martin Sokol (14 March 1939 – April 1945) President of... Political parties in Slovakia lists political parties in Slovakia. ... The 1999 presidential election was held in Slovakia on May 15 (first round) and May 29 (second round) 1999. ... The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on April 3 (first round) and April 17 (second round) 2004. ... The 1994 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 30 and October 1, 1994. ... The 1998 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 25 and September 26, 1998. ... The 2002 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 20 and September 21, 2002. ... The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday June 17, 2006. ... Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Slovakia is a member of NATO and the European Union since 2004. ... This article discusses the history of Slovakia and of the Slovak people. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...


Slovakia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Council (Narodná rada Slovenskej republiky) has 150 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Slovakia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, often just: Národná rada) (NR SR) has been the name of the parliament of Slovakia since 1993 (more precisely since 1 October 1992). ... Proportional representation, also known as full representation, is an electoral system in which the overall votes are reflected in the overall outcome of the body or bodies of representatives. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ...

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Latest elections

Main article: Slovak parliamentary election, 2006
Main article: Slovak presidential election, 2004
Summary of the 3 and 17 April 2004 Slovakia presidential election results
Candidate Nominating party Votes 1st round % Votes 2nd round %
Ivan Gašparovič Movement for Democracy, People's Union, endorsed by Smer 442,564 22.3 1,079,592 59.9
Vladimír Mečiar People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 650,242 32.7 722,368 40.1
Eduard Kukan Slovak Democratic and Christian Union 438,920 22.1
Rudolf Schuster independent, endorsed by Communist Party of Slovakia 147,549 7.4
František Mikloško Christian Democratic Movement, endorsed by the Party of the Hungarian Coalition 129,414 6.5
Martin Bútora independent, 129,387 6.5
Ján Králik Party of the Democratic Left 15,873 0.8
Jozef Kalman Left Bloc 10,221 0.5
Július Kubík independent 7,734 0.4
Jozef Šesták independent 6,785 0.3
Stanislav Bernát independent 5,719 0.3
Lubo Roman Alliance of the New Citizen, withdrew his candidature on March 15 - -
Total - 1,986,214 - 1,801,960 -
Main article: Slovak parliamentary election, 2002
Summary of the 2002 Slovakia National Council election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) 19,5 36
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia) 15,1 28
Direction (Smer) 13,5 25
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Strana maďarskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja) 11,2 20
Christian Democratic Movement (Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie) 8,3 15
Alliance of the New Citizen (Aliancia Nového Občana) 8,0 15
Communist Party of Slovakia (Komunistická strana Slovenska) 6,3 11
True Slovak National Party (Pravá Slovenská národná strana) 3,7 -
Slovak National Party (Slovenská národná strana) 3,3 -
Movement for Democracy (Hnutie za demokraciu) 3,3 -
Social Democratic Alternative (Sociálnodemokratická alternatíva) 1,8 -
Party of the Democratic Left (Strana demokratickej ľavice) 1,4 -
Total (Turnout 70.07 %)     150
  • note: the election results do not correspond to the current seats in the parliament, because many deputies and parties have split from parties or switched sides in the parliament in the meantime

The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday June 17, 2006. ... The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on April 3 (first round) and April 17 (second round) 2004. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... President Ivan GaÅ¡parovič Ivan GaÅ¡parovič (born March 27, 1941), Slovak politician and law professor, became President of Slovakia on June 15, 2004. ... The Movimento para a Democracia (Movement for Democracy) is a more or less liberal party in Cape Verde. ... The Peoples Union of Estonia (Estonian: Eestimaa Rahvaliit) is a political party in Estonia, led by Villu Reiljan. ... The Direction - Social Democracy (Slovak: Smer - sociálna demokracia) party - before January 1, 2005 called Direction (the Third Way) (Smer (tretia cesta)) - , often just Smer, is a political party in Slovakia, led by Robert Fico. ... Vladimír Mečiar Vladimír Mečiar (born July 26, 1942) is the leader of the Peoples Party — Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS-HZDS) and a former Prime Minister of Slovakia. ... The Peoples Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Slovak: Ľudová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) is a political party in Slovakia. ... Eduard Kukan (born December 26, 1939) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia. ... The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia, SDKÚ) is a political party in Slovakia. ... Slovak President Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster (born January 4, 1934) is a former president of Slovakia. ... Old party In the past, the Communist Party of Slovakia (Slovak: Komunistická strana Slovenska -- KSS) was a communist party in Slovakia. ... FrantiÅ¡ek MikloÅ¡ko (2 June 1947, Nitra - ) is a Slovak politician. ... The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie) (KDH) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Hungarian: Magyar Koalíció Pártja, Slovak: Strana Maďarskej koalície) is a political party in Slovakia, for the Magyar (i. ... Martin Bútora is a Slovak sociologist, writer, university professor and diplomat (former Slovak Ambassador to the USA from 1999 to 2003). ... The Party of the Democratic Left (Slovak: Strana demokratickej ľavice) is a political party in Slovakia. ... Leftwing Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda) is a Portuguese left-wing political party founded in 1999. ... The Alliance of the New Citizen (wrongly translated as the New Civic Alliance) (Slovak: Aliancia Nového Občana, ANO) is a new liberal party in Slovakia. ... The 2002 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 20 and September 21, 2002. ... The National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, often just: Národná rada) (NR SR) has been the name of the parliament of Slovakia since 1993 (more precisely since 1 October 1992). ... The Peoples Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Slovak: Ľudová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia, SDKÚ) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Direction - Social Democracy (Slovak: Smer - sociálna demokracia) party - before January 1, 2005 called Direction (the Third Way) (Smer (tretia cesta)) - , often just Smer, is a political party in Slovakia, led by Robert Fico. ... The Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Hungarian: Magyar Koalíció Pártja, Slovak: Strana Maďarskej koalície) is a political party in Slovakia, for the Magyar (i. ... The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie) (KDH) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Alliance of the New Citizen (wrongly translated as the New Civic Alliance) (Slovak: Aliancia Nového Občana, ANO) is a new liberal party in Slovakia. ... Old party In the past, the Communist Party of Slovakia (Slovak: Komunistická strana Slovenska -- KSS) was a communist party in Slovakia. ... The True Slovak National Party (Pravá Slovenská národná strana) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Slovak National Party (Slovak: Slovenská národná strana, SNS) is a Christian and nationalist political party in Slovakia. ... The Movement for Democracy (Hnutie za demokraciu) is a political party in Slovakia split from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia in 2002. ... The Social Democratic Alternative (Sociálnodemokratická alternatíva) was a political party in Slovakia. ... The Party of the Democratic Left (Slovak: Strana demokratickej ľavice) is a political party in Slovakia. ...

List of elections

Slovakia (since 1993)

The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday June 17, 2006. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Slovakia on June 13, 2004. ... The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on April 3 (first round) and April 17 (second round) 2004. ... The 2002 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 20 and September 21, 2002. ... Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... The 1999 presidential election was held in Slovakia on May 15 (first round) and May 29 (second round) 1999. ... The 1998 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 25 and September 26, 1998. ... The 1994 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 30 and October 1, 1994. ...

Czechoslovakia after WWII (1945-1989)

  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1992 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1992
  • Czechoslovak local authority election, 1990
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1990 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1990
  • 1948-1989: Communist period - elections were not free, see Government structure of Communist Czechoslovakia and National Front (Czechoslovakia):
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1986 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1986+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1986
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1981 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1981+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1981
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1976 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1976+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1976
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1971 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1971+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1971
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1964 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1964+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1964
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1960 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1960+ Czechoslovak local authority elections, 1960
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1954 + Slovak parliamentary election, 1954
    • Czechoslovak local authority election, 1954
    • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1948
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1946

The 1992 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on June 5 and June 6, 1992. ... The 1990 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on June 8 and June 9, 1990. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The government of Czechoslovakia under communism was in theory a democratic one directed by the proletariat, in practice it was much closer to being totalitarian dictatorship run by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia the KSC. In the 1970s and 1980s the government structure was based on the amended 1960 Constitution... The National Front (in Czech: Národní fronta, in Slovak: Národný front) was a (permanent) coalition (or rather group) of parties – since 1948 also of various associations and mass organisations – from 1945 to 1990 in Czechoslovakia. ... The 1946 parliamentary elections in Czechoslovakia took place on May 26, 1946. ...

WWII Slovak Republic (1939-1945)

no elections whatsoever took place The Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika) was an independent national Slovak state and ally of Nazi Germany during World War II on the territory of present-day Slovakia with the exception of the southern and eastern parts of present-day Slovakia. ...


Czechoslovakia before WWII (1918-1939)

  • Slovak parliamentary election, 1938
  • Czechoslovak municipal election, 1938
  • Slovak land and districts election, 1935
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1935
  • Czechoslovak municipal election, 1931
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1929
  • Slovak land and districts election, 1928
  • Czechoslovak municipal election, 1927
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1925
  • Slovak counties and districts election, 1923
  • Czechoslovak municipal election, 1923
  • Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1920

Kingdom of Hungary/Austria-Hungary/Austrian Monarchy(until 1918)

The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian monarchy or simply Austria, is the name given to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... Elections in Hungary gives information on election and election results in Hungary. ... There was a Reichsrat in Germany, see Reichsrat (Germany) in the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary (Cisleithania), see Reichsrat (Austria) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Elections in Austria gives information on election and election results in Austria. ...

See also

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • All Slovak elections since 1992 - Statistical Office of Slovakia
  • Electionworld
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • Parties and Elections in Europe

  Results from FactBites:
 
Slovakia - HighBeam Encyclopedia (1890 words)
Slovakia, however, played an important political role, with Bratislava serving as the Hapsburg capital, until all of Hungary was finally freed from the Turks in the late 17th cent.
The Allied victory in 1945 restored Slovakia to its territorial status before the Munich Pact, and the constitution of 1948 recognized Slovakia as one of the constituent states of a reestablished Czechoslovakia; the other state was composed of Bohemia, Moravia, and a small part of Silesia.
Slovakia became a member of NATO in Mar., 2004, and of the European Union in May. In April, Ivan Gašparovič was elected as Schuster's successor.
SLOVAKIA.ORG - Detailed Information about the Slovak Republic (SK) (2209 words)
Slovakia, landlocked republic in Central Europe, bounded on the northwest by the Czech Republic, on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, and on the southwest by Austria.
Slovakia was considered part of Greater Hungary until 1918, when it united with the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, in addition to a small part of Silesia, to form Czechoslovakia.
Southwestern Slovakia is dominated by the Danubian Lowlands, a fertile region that extends to the Danube River on the Hungarian border.
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