2006 Slovak parliamentary election
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Background
Originally the election was planned for 16 September 2006. However, on 8 February the government proposed calling an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on 9 February and signed by the President on 13 February. For the first time Slovak citizens living abroad could vote, using absentee ballots. A total of 21 parties contested the elections.[3]
Participating parties
| Party | Ideology | Political position | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Direction – Social Democracy (Smer) | Social democracy | Centre-left | Robert Fico |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ–DS) | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Slovak National Party (SNS) | National conservatism | Far-right | Ján Slota |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK/MKP) | Hungarian minority interests | Centre-right | Béla Bugár |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS–HZDS) | Slovak nationalism | Syncretic | Vladimír Mečiar |
| style="background:Template:Party color"| | Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) | Christian democracy | Centre-right | Pavol Hrušovský |
Results
Results by region
| Region | Smer-SD | SDKÚ-DS | SNS | SMK/MKP | ĽS-HZDS | KDH | KSS | SF | ÁNO | Other parties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bratislava Region | 21.42 | 36.05 | 8.80 | 6.12 | 6.75 | 7.87 | 2.96 | 5.77 | 1.38 | 2.94 |
| Trnava Region | 23.26 | 15.93 | 7.83 | 29.00 | 7.46 | 7.39 | 3.03 | 2.58 | 0.98 | 2.60 |
| Trenčín Region | 33.98 | 15.03 | 15.90 | 0.34 | 14.29 | 7.93 | 4.74 | 3.34 | 1.20 | 3.23 |
| Nitra Region | 24.82 | 12.30 | 9.32 | 31.67 | 7.98 | 5.41 | 2.90 | 2.19 | 1.07 | 2.31 |
| Žilina Region | 33.01 | 14.78 | 18.83 | 0.27 | 10.80 | 10.91 | 4.01 | 3.37 | 1.37 | 2.65 |
| Banská Bystrica Region | 31.08 | 15.74 | 13.37 | 12.49 | 8.05 | 5.07 | 5.12 | 3.31 | 1.62 | 4.17 |
| Prešov Region | 35.44 | 17.93 | 10.73 | 0.34 | 8.40 | 13.97 | 4.26 | 3.27 | 1.59 | 4.21 |
| Košice Region | 29.48 | 19.20 | 8.63 | 14.27 | 6.70 | 7.73 | 4.00 | 3.87 | 2.07 | 3.99 |
| Total in Slovakia | 29.14 | 18.36 | 11.73 | 11.68 | 8.79 | 8.31 | 3.88 | 3.47 | 1.42 | 3.62 |
| Cities | 28.81 | 24.13 | 11.09 | 7.92 | 7.56 | 7.53 | 3.83 | 4.49 | 1.64 | 2.96 |
| Villages | 29.54 | 11.22 | 12.51 | 16.32 | 10.31 | 9.26 | 3.94 | 2.20 | 1.15 | 3.49 |
Aftermath
On 28 June, Fico announced that the government coalition would consist of his Smer-SD, together with the SNS and ĽS-HZDS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) criticized this decision because of nationalist statements of the leader of the SNS and subsequently suspended Smer-SD's membership.
References
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- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1757
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1753-1754
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