Slovak parliamentary election, 1998

Slovak parliamentary election, 1998

25–26 September 1998

All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vladimír Mečiar Mikuláš Dzurinda Jozef Migaš
Party HZDS KDH SDĽ
Alliance SDK
Last election 61 seats N/A N/A
Seats won 43 42 23
Seat change Decrease18 N/A N/A
Popular vote 907,103 884,497 492,507
Percentage 27.00% 26.33% 14.66%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Ján Slota Rudolf Schuster
Party SMK SNS SOP
Last election 17 seats 9 seats New party
Seats won 15 14 13
Seat change Decrease2 Increase5 New party
Popular vote 306,623 304,839 269,343
Percentage 9.13% 9.07% 8.02%

Prime Minister before election

Vladimír Mečiar
HZDS

Prime Minister

Mikuláš Dzurinda
KDH

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998.[1] The elections are regarded as a pivotal point in post-Communist Slovak history, as they brought about the end of the Vladimír Mečiar government.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia907,10327.043–18
Slovak Democratic Coalition884,49726.342
Party of the Democratic Left492,50714.723
Party of the Hungarian Coalition306,6239.115–2
Slovak National Party304,8399.114+5
Party of Civic Understanding269,3438.013New
Communist Party of Slovakia94,0152.800
Union of the Workers of Slovakia43,8091.30–13
Our Slovakia16,1920.50New
Slovak People's Party9,2270.30New
Hungarian Popular Movement for Reconciliation and Prosperity6,5870.20New
Independent Initiative6,2320.20New
Slovak National Unity4,6880.10New
B–Revolutionary Workers' Party4,3910.10New
United Labour Party of Slovakia3,5740.10New
Slovak National Alternative3,0340.10New
Third Way Movement2,5150.10New
Invalid/blank votes30,170
Total3,389,3461001500
Registered voters/turnout4,023,19184.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
HZDS
27.00%
SDK
26.33%
SDĽ
14.66%
SMK
9.13%
SNS
9.07%
SOP
8.02%
KSS
2.80%
ZRS
1.30%
Other
1.68%
Parliamentary seats
HZDS
28.67%
SDK
28.00%
SDĽ
15.33%
SMK
10.00%
SNS
9.33%
SOP
8.67%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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