2023 parliamentary election, page 3
The 2023 early parliamentary election was held in Slovakia on Saturday, September 30. Most public opinion polls indicated that the populist Smer party, led by three-time former prime minister Robert Fico, would come first. Smer left office in 2020, after eight years in power, following the surprise victory in that year’s parliamentary election of the self-proclaimed anti-corruption movement OĽaNO. Most of the other political parties in Slovakia’s fragmented political scene tried to stop Smer, a party under which organised crime thrived, from returning to government. Based on the official results, Smer needs to find coalition partners in order to form a government. Whether Fico, who expresses openly pro-Russian opinions and has lately grown increasingly close to Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, will be able to do this remains to be seen.
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Political parties running in Slovak parliamentary election
Read their brief profiles.
Matovič’s attack on former ally appears to be working, but only for him
SaS support holds firm, latest polls show, despite OĽaNO leader's claims about rival.
Parties lacking proposals for needed large-scale reforms, think tank says
INESS looks at policies on business environment.
Comic legends call on Slovaks to vote
Leaflet featuring late Milan Lasica and Július Satinský available online.
POLLS: Two wins for Smer and PS, but strong government out of sight
Here's what the last polls tell us about the 2023 parliamentary election. Let's begin with the latest NMS Market Research Slovakia poll.
Fico accuses Czech president of Slovakia election campaign interference
A former Slovak defence minister points finger at Hungarian MFA Péter Szijjártó, too.
Election trains will carry Slovaks from Czechia to Bratislava
Two free trains covered by four NGOs.
Would a Fico election win really be so bad?
The former prime minister’s approach to the media offers an answer to a question we often hear from abroad.
Foreigners in Slovakia: Slovaks’ wish for a ‘sexy’ leader, may give them an opportunist instead
Foreigners living in Slovakia share their views on the upcoming parliamentary election.
Ukraine promises to withdraw lawsuit against Slovakia, says Agriculture Ministry
Ukraine’s lawsuit action outraged Slovak politicians earlier on.
Slovakia might face post-election stalemate, poll shows
Hlas is said to decide the future of the next government.
Alien cover ups and Jews ruling the world - survey shows young voters' beliefs
Quarter of respondents said child vaccinations do not work.
Only Fico can form a strong coalition govt, poll shows
Hlas will be key for the formation of a new government.
Slovakia finds itself in eye of illegal migration storm
Migrants have been arriving in Slovakia in ever-larger numbers, attracted by a document introduced by a former Smer government five years ago which they believe, wrongly, grants them the right to stay in the EU.
Migrants for Fico, “LGBTI” for Christian Democrats. The campaign is on
With three weeks left, Slovakia is being re-acquainted with some unseemly tactics that have worked for politicians in the past.
NYT: Slovakia might not be a reliable ally of Ukraine after election
Smer and far-right gain in popularity.
Land of confusion - when winning is losing and shouting better than talking
A month out from the election, little is clear.
New poll shows big changes in public's trust in politicians
Smer leader Robert Fico more trusted than President Zuzana Čaputová.
Another far-right MP's 'green' past creeps up on him
Miroslav Suja opposes environmental protection, but was on the Green Party's slate.
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