Illustrative stock photo (source: SME)
The candidates can give up their candidacy before the vote, but their names will still appear on the candidate lists.
Bratislava Region
Trnava Region
Nitra Region
Trenčín Region
Žilina Region
Banská Bystrica Region
Košice Region
Prešov Region
BRATISLAVA REGION
Rastislav Blaško – independent
Non-parliamentary politician, journalist, photo reporter and sportsman
Jozef Danko – independent
Entrepreneur
Juraj Droba – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, SMK, NOVA, the Civic Conservative Party (OKS), Zmena zdola, Democratic Union of Slovakia
Founding member and MP for Freedom and Solidarity (SaS)
Pavol Frešo – independent
Current governor of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region, chair of the non-parliamentary Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ)
Milan Ftáčnik – independent
University teacher, regional deputy in the Bratislava Self-Governing Region (since 2005), former education minister (1998-2002), former mayor of Bratislava’s borough Petržalka (2006-2010), former mayor of Bratislava (2010-2014)
Natália Hanulíková – candidate of Strana zelených Slovenska
Chair of the Green Party of Slovakia, psychologist
Ľubomír Huďo – independent
Former reporter of public-service STV, used to work for conspiracy radio Slobodný Vysielač
Martin Jakubec – independent
usinessman, teacher, politician, TV producer and director, entertainer
Ľubomír Kolárik – candidate of Strana zdravotne a sociálne znevýhodnených občanov
Entrepreneur
Daniel Krajcer – candidate of Most-Híd, SKOK, Strana zelených
Former TV presenter and commentator, politician, former culture minister (2010-2012)
Rudolf Kusý – independent
Municipal politician and civic activist, mayor of Bratislava’s city borough New Town
Marián Leinerovič – candidate of Nový Parlament
Teacher
Milan Lopašovský– candidate of the Party of Modern Slovakia (SMS)
Pharmacist
Ján Mrva – independent
Mayor of Bratislava’s city borough Vajnory, city councillor
Lukáš Parízek– candidate of Slovak National Party (SNS)
State secretary of the Foreign Affairs Ministry
Jalal Suleiman – candidate of the Communist Party of Slovakia
Translator
Andrej Trnovec – candidate of Slovenská ľudová strana Andreja Hlinku
An employee in cultural sphere
Jozef Uhler – independent
Municipal politician and civic activist, city councillor for Bratislava’s Jarovce borough, deputy mayor of Jarovce
TRNAVA REGION
József Berényi – candidate of SMK
Deputy chair of the Trnava Self-Governing Region, former MP and ex-chair of the Party of Hungarian Comminity (SMK)
Jaroslav Cehlárik – independent
Chair of the organisation for the hearing impaired
Tibor Mikuš – independent
Governor of the Trnava Self-Governing Region, former MP, chair of the non-parliamentary New Democracy party
Márius Novák – candidate of Nový parlament
Doctor
Konrád Rigó – candidate of Most-Híd
State secretary of the Culture Ministry
Jozef Viskupič – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, KDH, OKS, Zmena zdola, the Democratic Union of Slovakia
MP for the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO)
NITRA REGION
Milan Belica – candidate of Smer, Most-Híd, SNS
Current governor of the Nitra Self-Governing Region (since 2001)
Iván Farkas – candidate of SMK
Mayor of Mužla, regional deputy in the Nitra Self-Governing Region, former MP for SMK
Ján Greššo – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, KDH, NOVA, OKS, Šanca, and Democrats of Slovakia
Actor
László Hajdu – candidate of the Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance
Entrepreneur
Renáta Kolenčíková – independent
Regional deputy and city councillor in Nitra, former regional secretary of Smer in Nitra
Ján Marko– candidate of Nový parlament
Security analyst
Peter Oremus - independent
CEO of a private company, regional deputy of the Nitra Self-Governing Region, city councillor in Nitra
Milan Uhrík– candidate of ĽSNS
MP for the far-right People’s Party – Our Slovakia (ĽSNS)
TRENČÍN REGION
Jaroslav Baška – candidate of Smer, Most-Híd, SNS, Strana zelených
Governor of the Trenčín Self-Governing Region, MP for Smer, former defence minister (2006-2010)
Petra Hajšelová– candidate of Sme rodina
Lawyer
Renáta Kaščáková – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, KDH, OKS, NOVA, Zmena zdola, Democratic Union of Slovakia
MP for SaS, regional deputy in the Trenčín Self-Governing Region
Nora Pániková – candidate of Strana zelených Slovenska
Environmental activist, self-employed
Štefan Škultéty – independent
Municipal politician, mayor of Trenčianske Teplice (since 2006), regional deputy
Igor Valko – candidate of Nový parlament
Entrepreneur
Ferdinand Vavrík – independent
PhD student
ŽILINA REGION
Juraj Blanár – candidate of Smer
Smer MP and current governor of the Žilina Self-Governing Region
Peter Cibuľka – independent
City councillor in Žilina, dramaturge and manager
Kristián Hoffmann – candidate of Strana zelených Slovenska
Natural scientist, geographer
Erika Jurinová – candidate of OĽaNO, SaS, KDH, OKS, NOVA
MP for OĽaNO
Anton Martvoň – independent
Former Smer MP, lawyer and university teacher
Ján Mikolaj – candidate of SNS
Former education minister (2006-2010)
Marián Murín – independent
Mayor of Mútne
Stanislav Pirošík – candidate of the Communist Party of Slovakia
Project manager of technical insulation
Peter Sagan – candidate of ĽSNS
MP assistant (only a namesake of the famous cyclist)
BANSKÁ BYSTRICA REGION
Viliam Baňák – candidate of the party JEDNOTA – ľavicová strana Slovenska
Former soldier
Miroslav Gálik – candidate of Národ a Spravodlivosť - naša strana
Teacher
Pavel Greksa – independent
Mayor of the village of Mýtna in the Lučenec district
Martin Juhaniak – independent
Head of the municipal authority in Brezno
Michal Kantor – candidate of the Strana zelených Slovenska
Environmental manager
Igor Kašper – independent
Economist, city councillor in Banská Bystrica
Martin Klus – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, NOVA, KDH, OKS
Political analyst, teacher, MP for the SaS party
Vojtech Kökény – candidate of the Party of Roma Coalition
Roma activist
Marián Kotleba – candidate of ĽSNS
Current governor of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region, MP for the far-right People’s Party – Our Slovakia (ĽSNS)
Ján Lunter – independent
Entrepreneur
Stanislav Mičev – independent
Director of the SNP Museum in Banská Bystrica
Zdenek Očovan – candidate of the Nezávislosť a Jednota
War veteran
Alena Pivovarčiová – candidate of Nový parlament
Museology expert
Ivan Saktor – independent
Entrepreneur, former mayor of Banská Bystrica
Jozef Sásik – candidate of the Slovenská ľudová strana Andreja Hlinku
Forestry expert
Jozef Šimko – independent
Regional politician, mayor of Rimavská Sobota, regional deputy for the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region, former presidential candidate
Milan Urbáni – candidate of SMS
Doctor, former MP for the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS)
KOŠICE REGION
Róbert Bačinský – independent
Entrepreneur
Jozef Bobík – independent
Technician
Rudolf Botka – candidate of Nový parlament
Economist
Jozef Červeňák – candidate of the Roma Initiative of Slovakia
CEO of a private company
Jaroslav Džunko – independent
Inventor
Karol Pataky – candidate of Most-Híd and SKOK
Member of Most-Híd, mayor of Kráľovský Chlmec
Oliver Petrík – candidate of the party JEDNOTA – ľavicová strana Slovenska
Chair of the civic association the Institute of Social and Economic Affairs
Richard Raši – candidate of Smer, SMK, Strana zelených Slovenska, Starostovia a nezávislí kandidáti
MP for Smer and current mayor of Košice, former health minister (2008-2010)
Lukáš Sisák – candidate of the Communist party of Slovakia
Self-employed
Vladislav Stanko – independent
Entrepreneur
Ján Struk – candidate of SMS
CEO of a private company
Štefan Surmánek – candidate of ĽSNS
Self-employed
Adam Šepetka – candidate of Nezávislosť a Jednota
Manager, teacher and volunteer, member of various professional commissions on national and international levels
Jarmila Tkáčová – candidate of SNS
Economist, former MP for the SDKÚ
Rastislav Trnka – candidate of SaS, OĽaNO, KDH, NOVA and Šanca
Regional deputy in the Košice Self-Governing Region
PREŠOV REGION
František Bednár – candidate of Nezávislosť a Jednota
Civic activist
Ján Garaj – independent
Lawyer
Pavol Gašper – independent
Manager
Andrej Gmitter – independent
Former head of the National Labour Inspectorate
Peter Chudík – candidate of Smer
Current governor of the Prešov Self-Governing Region (since 2001)
Milan Majerský – candidate of KDH, SaS, OĽaNO, NOVA
Mayor of Levoča
Eduard Markovič – independent
Self-employed
Jozef Mihalčin – candidate of ĽSNS
Entrepreneur
František Oľha – candidate of Šanca
Teacher, entrepreneur
Miroslav Škvarek – candidate of SNS
Mayor of Svit
Milan Šteiner – candidate of Strana zelených Slovenska
Technologist in confectionery production
Jozef Šváč – candidate of Nový parlament
Teacher
