Election, page 21
(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.
Quote of the week
“Smer is the most successful political project in the modern history of Slovakia.”
No victors in Slovak elections
Party of Robert Fico will struggle to form a new government.
Far right in parliament
After the parliamentary elections, the Slovak political scene finds itself in a situation where practically nobody is able to form a government supported by a solid majority in the parliament without the votes of extremist parties. This is a result that few (if anyone) expected.
Extreme measures
Slovakia is officially a mature democratic system, one where voters appear just as discouraged with pretty much everything as everybody everywhere else.
Smer wins, but will need coalition partners
The unofficial results of the parliamentary elections confirm Smer’s victory and success of extremist parties.
Political parties have failed
After the second government of Smer, social democracy is non-existent in Slovakia, NGO representatives say
Fico: I will respect any result
The prime minister voted early in the morning; the president is spending the day with his family in Poprad.
An attempt to steal a ballot box in Orava
Krásna Hôrka still remembers the fire which ignited during the last elections.
Slovaks decide on new parliament
AFTER nearly four years, Slovaks vote for their representatives in the parliament for the ninth time since 1989 revolution.
Investment stimuli handed out prior to elections
AT ITS final session just three days before the parliamentary elections, the Robert Fico cabinet approved a hefty package of investment stimuli for a handful of companies, some of which have vague and suspicious backgrounds.
Taking unused ballots from polling stations: €33 fine
A FINE of €33 can be imposed on people who take ballot papers that they do not use in the upcoming general election out of polling stations, the Interior Ministry informed on March 1.
New rule: Moratorium begins two days before election
THE ELECTION campaign ends 48 hours before the election; i.e. immediately after midnight, on Thursday March 3. This stems from new election legislation banning the broadcasting of political advertisements after this deadline.
SNS withdraws candidate over far-right extremism links
THE SLOVAK National Party (SNS) decided on March 2 to immediately remove its candidate Martin Patoprstý from its slate for the general election on March 5.
Murderers and mob bosses not entitled to vote
NEARLY 1,700 prisoners from 18 Slovak prisons will not be able to vote in the general election that will be held on March 5.
President calls on citizens to vote
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska answered people’s questions live via Facebook on March 1.
Fico is to campaigning what Messi is to football
Frantic activity is meant to conceal systemic problems that have festered for years with no attention.
Votes can help party but also harm it
Member of the European Parliament Ivan Štefanec (ex-Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-SDKÚ) can thank also Smer voters for his chair. If fewer people had gone to the ballot boxes two years ago, Ján Hudacký of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) would have gone to Strasbourg.
Catholic priests reportedly support Kotleba
THREE Catholic priests, several Christian activists and also the historian of the Nation’s Memory Institute have signed a call supporting far-right People’s Party – Our Slovakia (ĽSNS).
OSCE observing mission to oversee Slovak election
THE UPCOMING general election in Slovakia, to take place March 5, will be followed by an observing mission, initiated by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR), the daily Sme wrote.
Campaigns target undecided voters
A NUMBER of new initiatives have emerged as part of efforts to get younger or otherwise first-time voters to participate in the March 5 general election.
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