Election, page 15
(source: TASR)
Parliamentary election takes place in Slovakia on February 29, 2020. Read more about the election here.
Exit poll results will be published as soon as the moratorium is over, when the polling stations close at 22:00.
The 2020 election in Slovakia is expected to bring a change after two governments dominated by the Smer party of former prime minister Robert Fico, forced to step down in 2018 in the aftermath of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová.
Opposition's Droba wins the Bratislava race
The Bratislava Region stays faithful to the right.
Regional vote: No to extremism, no to Smer
The ruling Smer party will only fill two out of eight governor chairs after this election; their numbers in the regional parliaments are also significantly reduced.
Extremist Kotleba leaves the post of regional governor in Banská Bystrica
Smer has lost several regional governor posts, preliminary results show.
Polling stations close, first preliminary results announced
Voters could elect 416 regional deputies and eight governors.
Moratorium before the elections starts
No form of political campaign, ads or polls can be published until polling stations are closed.
Voting is an act of integration
Municipal and regional polls are the only chance for those who live and work in Slovakia but do not have a Slovak passport to influence how things develop around them.
Who are the Bratislava region candidates?
None of the strongest candidates mention foreigners.
Kotleba will face fewer rivals in regional governor race
Three candidates announced their resignation in the campaign for regional elections in a live televised debate on October 24.
Self-governing regions have a mix of competences
Governors and regional councils decide about health care, education and road management.
Transport bothers Bratislava Region
The smallest region in Slovakia has several specifics affecting various fields that will have to be addressed by respective regional authorities.
Nitra fails to pick a strong candidate against extremist
The coalition and opposition dispute over choosing a single person who could defeat Milan Uhrík of the ĽSNS.
If you want to vote in the regional election, you have to stay at home
In the elections for the self-governing regions, people can cast their votes only at their permanent residence. The Interior Ministry is planning no change to this rule.
Bratislava: Ftáčnik leads the battle for regional governor
Former mayor of the Slovak capital leads with 25.5 percent in the campaign.
Regional elections will be a power test for the far right in Slovakia
What are the prospects of extremists around Kotleba in the upcoming vote?
How IT teacher brought extremists to parliament
Marian Kotleba criticised parliamentary democracy ten years ago. Now he has become a part of it.
Jockeying for position: but which position?
Who will benefit from the Fico-Kiska conflict? Neither of the men involved.
New campaign to increase interest of youths in regional elections
Anti-corruption community tries to encourage young people to cast their vote in regional elections; a recent poll showed that only a small number of them plan on doing so.
One candidate withdraws in the fight for Banská Bystrica Region
The opposition candidate, Martin Klus, stepped down following the results of preference polls, and gave his support to one of his rivals.
Poll: Lunter would replace extremist Kotleba
Ján Lunter got 30.9 percent of votes in Focus agency poll.
Voters don’t understand self-governing regions
Rules for regional elections change, which may bring some surprising victories.
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