2018 local elections

Foreigners living in Slovakia can influence the results of the upcoming municipal elections on November 10, 2018. Here is what you need to know before visiting a polling station.

Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo on election night

Vallo wins in Bratislava, stronger than four years ago

Coalition of Team Bratislava, Progressive Slovakia and SaS marks landslide victory in the joint elections in Bratislava.

Bratislava Regional Governor Juraj Droba was re-elected for the second term.

Most regional governors re-elected for another term

The first joint regional and municipal elections are over, residents of Slovak towns and villages have elected their mayors, regional governors, and councillors.

Elections are coming. Here's how to vote

Anyone with permanent residence is eligible to vote. Polling stations closing earlier than usual.

Bratislava mayor Matúš Vallo (right) and Nové Mesto borough mayor Rudolf Kusý (left) are the two leading candidates for the future Bratislava mayor.

A last-minute guide to the Bratislava mayoral election

After many promises pledged, one of either Matúš Vallo or Rudolf Kusý, both well-known local politicians, is almost certain to become the next mayor of Bratislava.

Your vote counts. This Saturday you get several votes

Foreigners living in Slovakia have a rare chance to influence the direction of their town, and the country, this coming weekend.

Foreigners turn to online translation apps and Slovak partners ahead of local elections

Over 82,000 foreigners can vote on October 29, but not all of them will be heading to the ballot box.

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How to vote for your local councillors

Foreigners with permanent residence can vote.

A couple wearing traditional Slovak clothes enter a town hall in Martovce, Nitra Region, to cast their ballot in the 2018 municipal election.

In towns and regions, foreigners can have their say again in autumn

Municipal and regional elections will be held on October 29.

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Voters in quarantine should be able to vote from home in autumn election

A law has been proposed to allow two members of a special election committee with a ballot box to visit a voter in isolation.

Matúš Vallo (left) and Juraj Droba (right)

Bratislava mayor and head of Bratislava Region want to retain their chairs in autumn elections

They are negotiating on whether they would connect and run in tandem.

December governmental session, PM Eduard Heger in the middle

Upcoming elections to show the country's mood. Eventful 2022 expected in Slovakia

PM Heger will mark one year in his post. Observers agree he is most likely to stay.

No single list of foreigners who are entitled to vote in Slovakia exists.

It is a simple question. How many foreigners vote in Slovakia?

The million-dollar question the state and towns can hardly answer.

On the Spectator College podcast, Briton Addy Akram, who serves as a councillor in eastern Slovakia, talks about his journey into Slovak local politics.
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'No one has come to me and spat on my face': Briton on being a councillor in Slovakia

Addy Akram speaks about how he became a local politician in eastern Slovakia and why foreigners should vote in Slovakia.

Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo speaks to foreigners at [fjúžn] festival's "Ask the Mayor" event.

Foreigner’s community has a big voice, but it needs to be more organised

Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo addressed the questions and concerns of foreigners in Bratislava during a special Q&A.

Marek Hattas on the election night

Where did the young mayors come from?

Municipal leaders who grew from grassroots movements want to change their cities through communication.

It started with the murder of journalist. How did Slovakia change in 2018?

A year of anniversaries turned into a year of changes, protests and surprises.

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A couple wearing traditional Slovak clothes enter a town hall in Martovce, Nitra Region, to cast their ballot in the 2018 municipal election.

How to elect your mayor

When you live in a small village, you don't care about Bratislava. At home, everything is at stake.

Matúš Vallo discusses the municipal elections at the SME daily.

Vallo: I will face up to the people no matter what

The new Bratislava mayor has four broad priorities to accomplish.

Fico sticks with his old-style politics

Only the former PM knows whether the inspiration for his latest stunt was the success of the For A Decent Slovakia-supported candidates in the municipal elections.

The candidates for Bratislava mayor, l-r: Václav Mika, Ján Mrva, Ivo Nesrovnal and Matúš Vallo

Bratislava saw a campaign of unprecedented dimensions

Municipal elections in the capital and elsewhere were also marked by a smear campaign. It does not seem to have worked.

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