The first round of presidential elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday, March 16. If neither of the candidates receives the majority of votes from eligible voters, the second round will be held two weeks later, on March 30.
Will EC Vice-President Šefčovič run for president? Read more It stems from an announcement of Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko, published on the official parliament’s website on January 10.
January 10 is also the day when the official presidential campaign begins. It will end 48 hours before the elections begin.
Those interested in running for the presidential post now have time until January 31 to submit their candidacy, the Sme daily reported.
Though several people have already announced their candidacy, there are still nominations missing from the two coalition parties of Smer and the Slovak National Parties (SNS), as well as from the opposition Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) movement.
Who has announced candidacy so far?
Béla Bugár
Zuzana Čaputová
Martin Daňo
Gabriela Drobová
Oskar Fegyveres
Štefan Harabin
Eduard Chmelár
Marian Kotleba
Milan Krajniak
József Menyhárt
František Mikloško
Robert Mistrík
Róbert Švec
Bohumila Tauchmannová
Juraj Zábojník
Radovan Znášik
