Presidential election 2019, page 4
Citizens of Slovakia elected their new president in 2019. Zuzana Čaputová is the first woman to be elected president in Slovakia. Čaputová won the March 30, 2019 runoff round of the presidential election over Maros Šefčovič.
Men who have not announced their candidacy top presidential poll
Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák gained 26 percent of votes in the latest presidential poll.
Presidential survey: Which candidates would stand a chance?
Scientist Robert Mistrík would have been elected president if the election had taken place on the break of August and September 2018. There are small differences among the candidates, though.
František Mikloško to run for president a record third time
The former parliamentary speaker and communist-time dissident was called on by more than 35 personages to run for president as an independent candidate.
Two parliamentary parties present presidential candidates
While Sme Rodina nominated its MP Milan Krajniak, the far-right ĽSNS wants its chair Marian Kotleba to run.
More tax documents against President Kiska surface
The opposition SaS party says that Kiska is the scapegoat in a smear campaign initiated by ex-prime minister Robert Fico.
Lawyer Čaputová will run for president
A lawyer well-known to the public as civil activist and currently vice-chair of the non-parliamentary party Progresívne Slovensko, Zuzana Čaputová, announced that she would run for president.
New ambiguities surround President Kiska’s campaign
President Andrej Kiska paid for both parts of his campaign through the KTAG company.
Researcher Robert Mistrík will run for president
It seems that the May 15 announcement of President Andrej Kiska not to run for re-election has prompted several parties and individuals to vie for this post.
It would make no sense for Kiska to enter party politics
There are other ways the incumbent president can put his potential to use, says political analyst Grigorij Mesežnikov.
Kiska will not run or leave
The incumbent president will not run for a second term in office, but he wants to “be part of the new era” in Slovak politics.
Banker Imrich Béreš launches petition to support his presidential candidacy
He would like to collect 30,000 signatures – double the number required – but his activities start with a scandal.
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