Election, page 5
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.
On winning battles and losing wars
The election result has brought some bad news for foreigners living in Slovakia.
It's official: Matovič assigned to form the new government
The potential new prime minister said he would do everything to create a government that history books would mention as the greatest one Slovakia ever had.
Texts about election results written by a robot. Sme daily tried a rare experiment
The Sme daily provides election results for every municipality in Slovakia.
The Washington Post writes about "short-term" election success (news digest)
Overview of news from Slovakia on March 3, 2020.
The Kollár-Kiska relationship may be troublesome for Matovič
Kiska is unwilling to be a part of a government that includes Sme Rodina.
One vote cost OĽaNO 3 euros, Most-Híd paid eight times more
How much did the parties invest into their campaign and how did it pay off?
Matovič launched coalition talks, met Čaputová (news digest)
Overview of news from Slovakia on March 2, 2020.
Why Čaputová's former party did not make it to parliament
PS/Spolu remaining outside parliament was the surprise of the 2020 election.
How did Slovakia vote?
Check out how the districts and self-governing regions in Slovakia voted in the February 29 parliamentary election.
Betters capitalised on OĽaNO's victory
One person won €21,000.
Slovakia will get an Ordinary PM
The composition of the next parliament still raises more questions than answers the day after election weekend.
Matovič holds all the trump cards
The rest of the potential ruling coalition is left at his mercy.
Final results: Debacle for the coalition, great victory for Matovič
The official results of the parliamentary elections confirm OĽaNO’s victory.
A political revolution or the time of marketing and populism?
The foreign media respond to the election outcome.
Matovič and Čaputová have something in common
Slovakia is set to get a conservative parliament and a conservative government. What does it mean and how long will they last?
Smer falls from grace, descends into opposition
A major self-reflection required if the once-strongest party wants to halt the fall.
Where did Matovič get all his votes from?
Authenticity may have been key, experts say.
First post-election analysis: Massive win for Matovič, debacle for PS/Spolu, Danko wiped out
Country asks for fundamental change.
Kotleba keeps his support, fears over further rise of the far right dispelled for now
The far right has repeated its result from 2016.
Unpredictable, controversial, but the only one to defeat Smer. Meet Igor Matovič
Throughout his ten-year career in politics, Matovič has waged an anti-Smer, anti-Fico campaign.
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