Next Slovak parliamentary election

Next Slovak parliamentary election
In or before March 2020
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Pellegrini Richard Sulík Igor Matovič
Party Smer–SD SaS OĽaNO–NOVA
Leader since 2018 2009 2011
Last election 49 seats, 28.3% 21 seats, 12.1% 19 seats, 11.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Andrej Danko Marian Kotleba Boris Kollár
Party SNS ĽSNS We Are Family
Leader since 2012 2010 2015
Last election 15 seats, 8.6% 14 seats, 8.0% 11 seats, 6.6%
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Ivan Zuzula
Party Most-Híd SKS
Leader since 2009 2016
Last election 11 seats, 6.5% 10 seats, 5.6%
Seats in the National Council after 2016 parliamentary election.
Prime Minister before election

Peter Pellegrini
Smer–SD

 Prime Minister-designate

TBD

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The next Slovak parliamentary election will be held in or before March 2020. All 150 members of the National Council will be elected and the leader of the resultant government will become the Prime Minister.

Background

Direction - Social Democracy has won 2016 election and formed a coalition government with nationalist Slovak National Party, inter-ethnic Most-Híd and centrist Network. Incumbent prime minister Robert Fico remained in the office.[1]

Leadership changes

Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Party of the Hungarian Community (SMK-MKP) were two parties, which couldn't pass 5 percent threshold to the parliament but further gained more than 4% (KDH got 4,9 percent, while SMK-MKP got 4,1 percent). KDH lost all of its 16 seats while SMK-MKP haven't gained any. Leader of the KDH, Ján Figeľ, announced his resignation few days after 2016 election. He was then replaced by Alojz Hlina on 11 June 2016.[2] Leadership of SMK-MKP, which was led by József Berényi was replaced by József Menyhárt on 11 June 2016.[3]

On 12 August 2016, incumbent leader of coalition party Network (SIEŤ), Radoslav Procházka, announced that he had no further intention to lead his party after a disastrous result in the election. A day later on 13 August at the party convention, it was decided that the new leader of the party would be Roman Brecely, his fellow party member and incumbent minister of transportation. He was the only candidate to stand up for the post although he didn't intend to run for the office.[4]

On 15 March 2018, Robert Fico announces his resignation as Prime Minister of Slovakia which the President Andrej Kiska accepted. Peter Pellegrini, currently minister for Investment & Informatization, becomes the new Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic. Fico remains the leader of Direction - social democracy. Pellegrini's cabinet was appointed on 22 March 2018.

Opinion polls

References

  1. ↑ "New Slovak Government and Posts". Nový Čas. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Alojz Hlina is the new leader of KDH". Aktuality. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "József Menyhárt is the new leader of SMK-MKP". TVNoviny. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Roman Brecely is the new leader of Network (SIEŤ) coalition party, he was only candidate". TA3. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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