| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky / National Council |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
10 March 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
Early elections in March 2012 followed the collapse of the coalition government in October 2011 which had been divided over whether to support an expanded eurozone bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). The country's first female Prime Minister, Ms. Iveta Radicova of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (SDKU - DS), subsequently lost a vote of confidence in parliament. Former Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) - which pledged to maintain a welfare state, increase corporate tax and raise income tax for the highest earners - was victorious, taking 83 of the 150 seats at stake. His Smer-SD became the first party in Slovakia to govern on its own since the country split from Czechoslovakia in 1993. |
Date of previous elections: 12 June 2010
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: March 2016
Number of seats at stake: 150 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 2,882 (2,119 men, 763 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 26.47%
Number of parties contesting the election: 10
Number of parties winning seats: 6
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Smer-Social Democracy (Smer-SD)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 4 April 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Pavol Paska (Smer - SD) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 10 March 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
4'392'451
2'596'443 (59.11%)
2'553'726 |
|
Notes
|
|
| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| Smer - Social Democracy (Smer-SD) |
150 |
1'134'280 |
|
|
44.42 |
|
|
| Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) |
150 |
225'361 |
|
|
8.82 |
|
|
| Ordinary People and Independent Personalities |
110 |
218'537 |
|
|
8.56 |
|
|
| Most-Híd |
148 |
176'088 |
|
|
6.90 |
|
|
| Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (SDKU - DS) |
149 |
155'744 |
|
|
6.10 |
|
|
| Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) |
149 |
150'266 |
|
|
5.88 |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Gain/Loss |
|
|
|
| Smer - Social Democracy (Smer-SD) |
83
|
21 |
|
|
|
| Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) |
16
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Ordinary People and Independent Personalities |
16
|
|
|
|
|
| Most-Híd |
13
|
-1 |
|
|
|
| Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (SDKU - DS) |
11
|
-17 |
|
|
|
| Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) |
11
|
-11 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
126
24
16.00%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Council (13.03.2012, 11.04.2012, 27.11.2012)
http://volbysr.sk/menu/indexV_en.html
http://volbysr.sk/graf/graf3_en.html
http://spectator.sme.sk |
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