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Slovakia
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Slovak Republic |
Parliamentary |
September 25-26, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Narodna Rada: 150
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Description
of government structure:
- Slovakia's unicameral legislature,
the Narodna Rada (National Council), consists of 150 members directly elected by a system of proportional representation for four-year terms.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party:
Movement for Democratic Slovakia (HDZS)
Leader: Vladimir MECIAR
Seats won in this election: 43
Seats won in last election: 61
- Party: Slovak
Democratic Coalition (SDK)
The SDK is a merger of the Christian Democratic Union (KDH), the Democratic Union (DU), the Democratic Party (DS), the Green Party (SZS), and the Social Democratic Party of
Slovakia (SDSS)
Leader: Mikulas DZURINDA
Seats won in this election: 42
Seats won in last election: 32 (total won by constituent parties)
- Party: Party
of the Democratic Left (SDL)
Leader: Josef MIGAS
Seats won in this election: 23
Seats won in last election: 18
- Party: Party
of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK)
SMK is a merger of the Co-existence Party, the Hungarian Civic Party (MOS), and the
Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement (MKDH).
Leader: Vojtech BUGAR
Seats won in this election: 15
Seats won in last election: 17 (total won by constituent parties)
- Party: Slovak
National Party (SNS)
Leader: Jan SLOTA
Seats won in this election: 14
Seats won in last election: 9
- Party: Party
of Civic Understanding (SOP)
Leader: Rudolf SCHUSTER
Seats won in this election: 13
Seats won in last election: 0 (formed since last parliamentary election)
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held:
September 30 and October 1, 1994
- Seats decided in the last election: 150
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 5,387,665 (July 1997 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 4,023,191
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Of Interest:
- Having gained independence in January
1993, Slovakia is one of Europe's newest nation-states.
- Election Law: In June 1998, new amendments
were passed to Slovakia's election law. The new law places the whole of Slovakia into one electoral constituency. Among its provisions, the law limits official election campaigning to state-owned broadcast media. The election law also states that each political party, including those running in electoral coalitions, must receive five percent of the total vote to qualify for seats in parliament.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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