Election, page 9
(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.
Deadline for those voting from abroad is January 10
Slovaks living abroad may vote in the elections via mail.
Former PM and president facing criminal charges
Smer MPs backing party chairman also under investigation.
Who leads the most transparent campaign?
Ethics watchdog Transparency International Slovensko evaluated the first month of the campaign led before the 2020 general election.
Fico absent from the Smer congress due to high blood pressure
Smer is ready to win its fifth elections, PM Peter Pellegrini said. He also ruled out cooperation with the far-right.
Smer’s strong team launched action campaign
Počiatek on the record, no to the Istanbul Convention and candidate lists submitted.
Strange parallels as Britain and Slovakia go to the polls
‘Who should I vote for?’ Slovak friends sometimes ask. I am in no position to offer advice any more.
Most voters consider a coalition with Kotleba or Harabin unacceptable
The poll shows that the coalition would be acceptable mostly for Smer voters, however.
Opposition will not join forces before the 2020 election
The blame has been laid at the feet of Andrej Kiska.
Bloc party: Opposition has become coalition-crazed
Mid-November brought a joyful anniversary and more talk about cooperation.
Slovaks can vote from abroad in the 2020 election
More than 17,000 Slovak voted via post office in 2016 election.
Kotleba and Harabin will not join forces before the election
Harabin’s party want to address Smer, the SNS and Sme Rodina.
Kiska is on the rise, but so is Harabin
On the other hand, the one-time opposition leader SaS fell close to the electoral threshold.
Election campaign is on, times are tough
Particularly for a former general prosecutor.
Slovak media are critical of extended moratorium on polls
The longer ban gives way to the spreading of misinformation, they claim.
Most Slovaks oppose the 50-day moratorium
The change still awaits the president’s signature.
Date for general election set
Several changes will be applied to the eighth parliamentary election in the era of independent Slovakia.
Opposition parties do not hasten to marry
What we have seen so far is hardly motivating for the voter.
Triple coalition PS/Spolu/Za Ľudí? Not for now
Kiska said no, but there are talks about a broader pre-election coalition across opposition parties.
SMK rejected the agreement on cooperation with Most-Híd
The parties representing the Hungarian minority originally planned to create a joint slate with another political subject.
Will Kotleba and Harabin cooperate in the election?
ĽSNS chair Marian Kotleba invited Štefan Harabin to collaborate. He expects a response by the end of October.
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