Slovak parliamentary election, 1998
Slovak parliamentary election, 1998
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All 150 seats to the Národná rada
76 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Leader |
Vladimír Mečiar |
Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Party |
HZDS |
SDK |
| Last election |
61 seats |
N/A |
| Seats won |
43 |
42 |
| Seat change |
–18 |
N/A |
| Popular vote |
907,103 |
884,497 |
| Percentage |
27.0% |
26.3% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998.[1] The elections are regarded as a pivotal point in post-Communist Slovak history, as they brought about the end of the Vladimír Mečiar government.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 907,103 | 27.0 | 43 | –18 |
| Slovak Democratic Coalition | 884,497 | 26.3 | 42 | – |
| Party of the Democratic Left | 492,507 | 14.7 | 23 | – |
| Party of the Hungarian Coalition | 306,623 | 9.1 | 15 | –2 |
| Slovak National Party | 304,839 | 9.1 | 14 | +5 |
| Party of Civic Understanding | 269,343 | 8.0 | 13 | New |
| Communist Party of Slovakia | 94,015 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Union of the Workers of Slovakia | 43,809 | 1.3 | 0 | –13 |
| Our Slovakia | 16,192 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Slovak People's Party | 9,227 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Hungarian Popular Movement for Reconciliation and Prosperity | 6,587 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Independent Initiative | 6,232 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Slovak National Unity | 4,688 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| B–Revolutionary Workers' Party | 4,391 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| United Labour Party of Slovakia | 3,574 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Slovak National Alternative | 3,034 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Third Way Movement | 2,515 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 30,170 | – | – | – |
| Total | 3,389,346 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,023,191 | 84.2 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
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| HZDS |
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27.00% |
| SDK |
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26.33% |
| SDL' |
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14.66% |
| SMK |
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9.13% |
| SNS |
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9.07% |
| SOP |
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8.02% |
| KSS |
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2.80% |
| ZRS |
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1.30% |
| Other |
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1.68% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7