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SLOVAKIA
Národná rada (National Council)
ELECTIONS IN 2012

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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 110 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
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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