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The 2006 parliamentary elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday June 17, 2006. The voters will select 150 representatives for the National Council of the Slovak Republic. 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. ... Elections in Slovakia gives information on election and election results in Slovakia. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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). ...

Originally the election was planned to occur on September 16, 2006. On February 8, the government proposed to call an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on February 9 and signed by the President on February 13. The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie) (KDH) is a political party in Slovakia. ...

Slovak citizens living abroad can participate in the Slovak election by mail for the first time.

The following political parties are running in the election: [1]

1. Ľavicový blok
2. Strana občianskej solidarity
3. Misia 21 - Nová kresťanská demokracia
4. Party of the Democratic Left (Strana demokratickej ľavic)
5. Union of the Workers of Slovakia (Združenie robotníkov Slovenska)
6. Christian Democratic Movement (Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie)
7. Slovak National Coalition - Slovak Mutuality (Slovenská národná koalícia - Slovenská vzájomnosť)
8. Alliance of the New Citizen (Aliancia Nového Občana)
9. Movement for Democracy (Hnutie za demokraciu)
10. Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Strana maďarskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja)
11. Free Forum (Slobodné fórum)
12. Civic Conservative Party (Občianska konzervatívna strana)
13. Prosperita Slovenska
14. Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (Ľudová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko)
15. Agrárna strana vidieka
16. Communist Party of Slovakia (Komunistická strana Slovenska)
17. Slovak People's Party (Slovenská ľudová strana)
18. Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana)
19. Direction - Social Democracy (SMER - sociálna demokracia)
20. Slovak National Party (Slovenská národná strana)
21. NÁDEJ