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ELECTION 2012: 44 percent of votes counted: Smer, KDH, OĽaNO, Most-Híd, SDKÚ and SaS are in
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak parliament following elections held on March 10. Votes have been counted in 44 percent of the election precincts.
ELECTION 2012: Preliminary results show Smer leads; 41 percent of votes counted
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak parliament following elections held on March 10. Votes have been counted in 41 percent of the election precincts.
ELECTION 2012: Preliminary results show Smer leads; 36 percent of votes counted
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak parliament following elections held on March 10. Votes have been counted in 36 percent of the election precincts.
ELECTIONS 2012: Fico says he expects to be asked to form next government
Shortly after polling stations closed on March 10 and exit poll results indicated that the Smer party would emerge as by far the biggest party, its leader Robert Fico said that he expected his party to be charged by President Ivan Gašparovič with forming the next government. One exit poll suggested that Smer would get half of the mandates – i.e. 75 of the 150 seats in parliament – while the other forecast that Fico’s party would get 69 seats.
ELECTION 2012: Exit polls: Smer leads; KDH in second
After polling stations closed at 22:00 across Slovakia, ending the country’s generalelection on March 10, public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia(RTVS) and private broadcaster TV Markíza both released exit polls, conducted incooperation with the Focus and MVK agencies respectively.
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THE MOST surprising thing about the Slovak elections, are the numbers:
ELECTION 2012: The results
The final unofficial results of the parties in order of the number of votes received:
Fico wins sweeping victory
“I HAD a secret dream of one million voters, which we have achieved,” said Smer leader Robert Fico, after it became clear that his party had won a clear majority in Slovakia’s March 10 general election. Its 1,134,280 votes meant Smer attracted 44.4 percent of the vote and thereby won 83 seats in the 150-seat parliament, a majority of 16 over all other parties. It is the first time since the end of communism in 1989 that any single party has enjoyed a majority in the Slovak parliament.
ELECTION 2012: Fico says he expects to be asked to form next government
Shortly after polling stations closed on March 10 and exit poll results indicated that the Smer party would emerge as by far the biggest party, its leader Robert Fico said that he expected his party to be charged by President Ivan Gašparovič with forming the next government. One exit poll suggested that Smer would get half of the mandates – i.e. 75 of the 150 seats in parliament – while the other forecast that Fico’s party would get 69 seats.
ELECTIONS 2012: Smer wins elections (updated)
The Smer party has maintained its position as the far largest party in the Slovak parliament following elections held on March 10. Based on preliminary results revealed by the Slovak Statistics Office, Smer got 44.41 percent, followed by the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) with 8.82 percent. The turnout was higher than expected, at 59.11 percent.
The right wing’s Gloomy Sunday
“PEOPLE deserve certainties,” heralded the main election slogan of the formerly opposition Smer party and, after a massive victory in which it won 83 parliamentary seats – and hence a clear majority – in the national elections held on March 10, Robert Fico’s political project is now determined to deliver these “certainties”.
ELECTION 2012: Some Slovak voters prevented from voting by officials
Some Slovaks who had been granted Hungarian citizenship during the last two years were prevented from voting in today’s Slovak parliamentary elections because, according to the terms of a 2010 amendment to the Citizenship Act, any Slovak who accepts the citizenship of another state automatically loses their Slovak citizenship, the TASR newswire reported.
ELECTION 2012: Exit polls: Smer wins; KDH comes in second
After polling stations closed at 22:00 across Slovakia, ending the country’s generalelection on March 10, public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia(RTVS) and private broadcaster TV Markíza both released exit polls, conducted incooperation with the Focus and MVK agencies respectively.
ELECTION 2012: Polling stations closed, first results expected after 22:30
A total of 5,956 polling stations closed at 22:00 across Slovakia ending the country’s one-day general election, the eighth democratic vote to select members of parliament since the fall of communism in 1989. The only polling station which will close later will be the one in Šoporňa, the TASR newswire reported.
ELECTION 2012: Slovaks begin voting in parliamentary election at 7:00
The eighth democratic election for members of parliament in Slovakia since the fall of communism in 1989 has started. Together 5,956 polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 for the one-day vote. The stations will close at 22:00.
Krásna Hôrka Castle destroyed in fire (video included)
A HUGE fire has destroyed one of the most well-preserved medieval castles in Slovakia, Krásna Hôrka, near Rožňava (Košice Region). The fire began on Saturday (March 10) afternoon, and was probably sparked by grass burning nearby, the SITA newswire reported.
ELECTION 2012: Record-breaking 85 candidates drop put of election
Eighty-five candidates out of the almost 3,000 that were initially included on the slates of the 26 parties running in this Saturday's Slovak parliamentary elections will not now take part, the TASR newswire reported on Thursday, March 8. This is the definitive number of drop-outs as the deadline for candidates to withdraw, or for parties to remove candidates from their slates, expired on Thursday, March 8, at 7:00.
ELECTION 2012: Poll: Smer on 40%; OĽaNO and SMK on course for seats
If the general election had taken place at the beginning of March, Smer would have gained 40 percent of the votes, enough to qualify for 73 MPs and hence ended just short of an absolute majority, according to a poll carried out by the MVK agency on March 3-5 for private broadcaster TV Markíza that was released on Thursday, March 8.
Gorilla protesters announce country-wide debates on election day
The organisers of the Gorilla Protest announced on Thursday, March 8, that their first series of country-wide civic gatherings will take place on the day of the general election, Saturday March 10, at noon.
Judicial Council again fails to elect Supreme Court vice-president
Supreme Court president and Judicial Council chairman Štefan Harabin again omitted from the agenda of a Judicial Council session on Thursday, March 8, a vote to select a new Supreme Court vice-president. Harabin justified the decision by saying that only 12 out of 18 council members were present, and it would therefore not be "dignified" to elect his deputy.
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