Election, page 3

(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.

Robert Fico

More voters trust opposition leader Robert Fico

Extremists are on the rise too, unlike the president and chairs of coalition parties, the recent Focus poll shows.

The representatives of the Smer party.

Fico’s Smer is gaining support, extremists would make it to the parliament

The election would be won by the non-parliamentary Hlas of Peter Pellegrini, the recent AKO poll shows.

Peter Pellegrini and members of his Hlas party.

Ex-PM Pellegrini’s party remains the most popular, but loses some support

More people would vote for both SaS and Smer, according to the latest AKO poll.

Smer chair Robert Fico

Most coalition parties are falling, unlike Smer of ex-PM Fico

Seven parties would make it to parliament, recent AKO poll suggests.

Parliament

Another poll confirms the popularity of opposition parties (+graphs)

Eight parties would make it to parliament, latest AKO poll suggests.

Robert Fico surrounded by his Smer MPs.

Robert Fico's Smer has gained its best result since its split (+graphs)

Several coalition parties struggle with support, unlike the opposition, according to the June poll by Focus.

Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský

Health minister is the most trusted cabinet member

On the other hand, Finance Minister Igor Matovič keeps losing trust, the recent Focus poll suggests.

Smer chair Robert Fico

Smer party grows in popularity, likely due to ex-PM Fico (+graphs)

While the opposition party becomes more popular, OĽaNO keeps losing support, the recent Focus poll suggests.

The Eduard Heger cabinet

People are sceptical about how long the Heger cabinet will last

Most respondents in a recent Focus poll opine the government will last only a few months.

Parliament

Six parties would make it into parliament, extremists not among them

Hlas remains the strongest party, according to recent AKO poll.

Finance Minister Igor Matovič

Matovič keeps losing popularity. He dropped to the very bottom

The public's trust in President Čaputová fell as well, the recent Focus poll suggests.

Eduard Heger and Igor Matovič

The coalition crisis harmed the ruling party of Igor Matovič

Nearly all ruling parties fell in the recent Focus poll, apart from Sme Rodina.

The representatives of the ruling coalition parties (l-r): Boris Kollár of Sme Rodina, Igor Matovič of OĽaNO, Veronika Remišová of Za Ľudí and Richard Sulík of SaS

The ruling coalition would not have the majority and would lose a member

The election would be won by Hlas, plus Za Ľudí and ĽSNS would drop from parliament, AKO poll suggests.

Igor Matovič (left) and Richard Sulík (right) in May 2020.

The far-right is falling, SaS stays ahead of OĽaNO

Za Ľudí would return to the parliament, according to the latest poll.

The ĽSNS party of Marian Kotleba has lost several members.

Latest poll shows the far right would not make it to parliament

Sulík’s SaS is still ahead of PM Matovič’s OĽaNO, according to the AKO poll.

PM Igor Matovič (front) and Economy Minister Richard Sulík (back)

Hlas is gaining strength, along with Sulík’s SaS

At the same time, most people think PM Matovič is not managing the coronavirus crisis well.

Illustrative stock photo

People in 48 towns will vote for mayors and councillors this Saturday

Those in obligatory isolation due to COVID-19 will not be able to vote in the complementary election.

Peter Pellegrini introduced a new party in late June 2020.

Ex-prime minister’s party is winning voters’ support

The recent poll shows that most ruling parties are losing voters.

PM Igor Matovič

Danko is no longer a captain. Court did not scrap election result (news digest)

Read your overview of news from Slovakia from April 29, 2020.

PM Igor Matovič

OĽaNO sky-rockets in recent AKO poll

On the other hand, the second poll shows Za Ľudí of ex-president Kiska outside the parliament.

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