2014 Slovak presidential election

none Slovakia presidential 2009 Slovak presidential election 2009 2019 Slovak presidential election 2019 15 March 2014 (first round)29 March 2014 (second round) 43.39% (first round) 0.23pp50.47% (second round) 1.18pp Andrej Kiska in Senate of Poland (cropped 3).jpg Andrej Kiska Independent politician 1,307,065 59.39% Robert Fico 837x1161.jpg Robert Fico Smer 893,841 40.61% 300px First round results by district 300px Second round results by district 2 President Ivan Gašparovič Independent politician Andrej Kiska Independent politician Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 15 March 2014, with a second round on 29 March 2014.Zuzana Vilikovská Paška announces presidential election for March 15 http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52448/10/paska_announces_presidential_election_for_march_15.html The Slovak Spectator 19 December 2013 5 January 2014 After a first round in which no candidate secured majority, Robert Fico and Andrej Kiska qualified for the second round. On 29 March 2014 Kiska won the second round with 59% of the vote to Fico's 41%.http://www.sme.sk/prezidentske-volby/2014/vysledky/?ref=ttw Výsledky volieb 2014 - Zistite kto bude novým prezidentom www.sme.sk 28 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121537/http://www.sme.sk/prezidentske-volby/2014/vysledky/?ref=ttw 2 April 2015 dead Kiska succeeded incumbent Ivan Gašparovič, who was unable to run due to term limits established by the Constitution.An unofficial translation of the constitution of the Slovak Republic http://www.slovak-republic.org/constitution/ 31 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130901074511/http://www.slovak-republic.org/constitution/ 1 September 2013 Candidates All candidates who wished to contest the presidency were required to collect no less than 15.000 individual signatures in order to qualify for the race. In addition they had to officially submit their candidacy to the election commission in writing no later than 9 January 2014. At least one would-be candidate, Leonid Chovanec, a citizen from Košice who intended to run as an independent candidate, gave up his candidacy on January 6 citing "unequal conditions for people in their access to the candidacy for the post of president”. He did not manage to collect the 15,000 signatures to support his presidential bid.Terenzani Michaela Time nearly up for presidential candidates http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52538/10/time_nearly_up_for_presidential_candidates.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator On January 9, Speaker of parliament Pavol Paska officially announced that the following candidates had been approved.Terenzani Michaela All fifteen candidates now officially in presidential race http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52622/10/all_15_candidates_now_officially_in_presidential_race.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator Gyula Bárdos – member of the Party of the Hungarian Community Jozef Behýl sk – businessman and civil activist Ján Čarnogurský – former chair of the Christian Democratic Movement Robert Fico – incumbent prime minister, nominee of Direction – Social Democracy Viliam Fischer sk – cardiovascular surgeon Pavol Hrušovský – conservative politician of Christian Democratic Movement Ján Jurišta sk – former ambassador to Argentina, supported by the Communist Party of Slovakia Andrej Kiska – former businessman and philanthropist Milan Kňažko – actor and leader of the Velvet Revolution Stanislav Martinčko sk – businessman and chair of the Slovakia, do this! sk SLOVENSKO DO TOHO ! Coalition of Citizens of Slovakia Milan Melník sk – scientist in coordination and bioinorganic chemistry Helena Mezenská sk – MP for the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities Radoslav Procházka – constitutional lawyer and former member of the Christian Democratic Movement Jozef Šimko sk – mayor of Rimavská Sobota Withdrawn candidates Ľubica Blašková sk – entered the presidential race on 7 April 2013, but stepped down on 9 January 2014. Peter Osuský – entered the race on 12 June 2013, but withdrew on 29 January 2014 and his nominational party Freedom and Solidarity then favourised Radoslav Procházka.http://www.sme.sk/c/7083621/osusky-sa-vzdal-kandidatury-sas-podporila-prochazku.html SME.sk - Osuský sa vzdal kandidatúry, SaS podporila Procházku www.sme.sk 28 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131714/http://www.sme.sk/c/7083621/osusky-sa-vzdal-kandidatury-sas-podporila-prochazku.html 2 April 2015 dead Campaign The political right was fragmented; the People's Platform (an alliance of three right-wing parties)Presidential race: no strong candidate yet http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/50687 31 August 2013 failed to agree on a common candidate. Christian Democratic Movement and Most-Hid announced that they supported Pavol Hrušovský, but the third party, Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) originally refused to agree.Opposition Still Opposed on Regional and Presidential Candidates http://www.thedaily.sk/opposition-still-opposed-on-regional-and-presidential-candidates/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131113045457/http://www.thedaily.sk/opposition-still-opposed-on-regional-and-presidential-candidates/ dead 13 November 2013 31 August 2013 According to multiple sources, SDKÚ would have preferred former Prime Minister Iveta Radičová as their candidate, however, she made clear that she did not want to run for president again.Szlovák elnökválasztás: esélytelenek az ismeretlen ellen http://kitekinto.hu/karpat-medence/2013/07/12/szlovak_elnokvalasztas_eselytelenek_az_ismeretlen_ellen/ 31 August 2013 Later, after Fico announced its candidacy, SDKÚ-DS eventually decided to support Hrušovský. Shortly before first round of elections some members of SDKÚ-DS and Most-Híd suggested their supporters should choose different candidate in the upcoming elections, following polls which gave Hrušovský only small chance of progressing to second round. Robert Fico The ruling Smer party selected incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico as its official candidate. According to opinion polls, Fico dominated his opponents, who were divided, and he would advance to the second round with a double digit lead.Another poll shows Kiska facing Fico in run-off http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52918/10/another_poll_shows_kiska_facing_fico_in_run_off.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator In addition, polls showed that he was most likely to win the presidential election.Elnökválasztás: Robert Fico és Andrej Kiska közül választhatnánk a második fordulóban http://www.parameter.sk/rovat/belfold/2013/07/25/elnokvalasztas-robert-fico-es-andrej-kiska-kozul-valaszthatnank-masodik 31 August 2013 21 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140421104307/http://www.parameter.sk/rovat/belfold/2013/07/25/elnokvalasztas-robert-fico-es-andrej-kiska-kozul-valaszthatnank-masodik dead However, his party would have had to replace him as PM and party leader, meaning that Smer would have had to produce a popular and credible leader to follow Fico. As early as February, Fico was endorsed by the National trade union center when the Confederation of Labour Unions (KOZ) officially called upon its members to vote for Prime Minister Robert Fico.Labour unionists endorse Fico for president http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53017/10/labour_unionists_endorse_fico_for_president.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator In a promotional video during presidential election campaign in 2014, Fico said he grew up in a Roman Catholic family and that he considers himself a Catholic. He discussed his baptism, holy communion, confirmation and how the Catholic faith had impacted his childhood.Terenzani Michaela Confusion arises over Fico's religious background http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52680/10/confusion_arises_over_ficos_religious_background.html 20 January 2014 Slovakspectator.sk Andrej Kiska Andrej Kiska was the first candidate to officially announce his presidential candidacy and his billboards appeared around Slovakia long before the names of his competitors were known. He was officially running as an independent candidate and had no political background whatsoever. Prior to the first round Kiskas campaign mostly stressed his independence, including his financial independence, which mean that he didn't have to report to any political parties. Furthermore, he promoted his lack of political involvement as one of his strengths, while his website featured the slogan “The First Independent President”.Balogova Beata Who is Andrej Kiska? http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53130/2/who_is_andrej_kiska.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator Eventually, Andrej Kiska won the election on 29 March with nearly 60% of the popular vote, becoming the first president in the history of Slovak republic never to have been a member of the Communist Party, nor any other political party. Radoslav Procházka The young constitutional lawyer Prochazka, who campaigned as the conservative candidate, was formerly a member with the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), but ran as an independent. His campaign mainly targeted the large catholic population, with issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and traditional family values. His campaign also stressed his youth as a strength, as well as his background as a constitutional lawyer, with his official slogans reading: "A young president? Why not!" (sk Mladý prezident? Prečo nie!) and "Strong president. I will protect your rights!" (sk Silný prezident. Budem chrániť vaše práva!) Peter Osuský The Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party announced on 11 June 2013 that Peter Osuský would be their candidate for the presidency. Due to poor results in polls, Osuský decided to pull off his candidature. SaS reacted by supporting Radoslav Procházka for upcoming first round of elections.Balogova Beata Presidential candidate drops out http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52792/2/presidential_candidate_drops_out.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator Second round During the second round all independent candidates and some right-wing parties supported Kiska. These candidates secured more than 60% votes including the ones received by Kiska in first round. Fico secured 12% more votes than in the first round. High turn out in second round helped Kiska defeat Fico by 20 points.Sú známe oficiálne výsledky prezidentských volieb 2014 https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/su-zname-oficialne-vysledky-prezidentskych-volieb-2014.html 23 January 2018 sk eTrend The second round of the election, which pitted Robert Fico against Andrej Kiska, saw the candidates engage in a series of televised presidential debates. Fico repeatedly accused Kiska of having links to the Church of Scientology, but stopped short of calling him a member. Kiska however, confirmed his Catholic faith, and filed criminal charges against Fico.Fico accuses Kiska of Scientology ties; Kiska submits criminal complaint http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53349/10/fico_accuses_kiska_of_scientology_ties_kiska_submits_criminal_complaint.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator All the defeated candidates from the first round subsequently backed Kiska, while international social-democrats such as French president Francois Hollande and Speaker of the European Parliament Martin Schultz endorsed Fico. Hollande, Schulz support Fico in presidential run-off, Kiska prevails at home http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53422/10/hollande_schulz_support_fico_in_presidential_run_off_kiska_prevails_at_home.html 31 March 2014 Slovak Spectator Opinion polls First round March 2014 Date Agency Ján Čarnogurský Robert Fico Pavol Hrušovský Andrej Kiska Milan Kňažko Peter Osuský Radoslav Procházka1/2013MVK9.5 % 29.0 % 11.7%5.8 %–––5/2013MVK 17.2% 41.9 %–13.3 %–2.8 %16.4 %7/2013MVK11.2 % 43.6 %15.0 %11.8 %–2.8 % 15.6%7/2013Focus5.2 % 36.3 %13.4 % 18.9%–1.1 %5.8 %7/2013Polis11.8 % 44.6 % 15.2%9.6 %–4.0 %14.8 %9/2013Focus8.8 % 38.4 %17.3 % 20.0%–3.8 %11.7 %10/2013MVK8.9 % 37.9 %17.6 %13.2 %–4.4 % 18.1%10/2013Focus7.7 % 37.8 % 17.9%17.6 %–3.9 %15.1 %11/2013Focus5.9% 36.9%15.6% 17.9%7.2%4.2%10.3%2/2014Focushttp://www.sme.sk/c/7107634/prieskum-focus-kiska-si-drzi-naskok-v-boji-o-druhe-kolo-s-ficom.html Prieskum Focus: Kiska si drží náskok v boji o druhé kolo s Ficom SME.sk 18 February 20141.7% 37.0%7.3% 20.4%12.9%–10.3%3/2014Polishttp://www.sme.sk/c/7128305/prieskum-polis-rozdiel-medzi-ficom-a-kiskom-sa-znizuje.html Prieskum Polis: Rozdiel medzi Ficom a Kiskom sa znižuje SME.sk 8 March 20142.5% 37.8%5.2% 26.4%11.2%–8.1%3/2014Election0.6%28.0%3.3%24.0%12.9%-21.2% Second round Date Agency Robert Fico Andrej Kiska10/2012FocusKiska ide kandidovať, na Fica si trúfa http://domov.sme.sk/c/6580672/kiska-ide-kandidovat-na-fica-si-trufa.html Sme.sk 2 January 2017 26.4 28.011/2013 FocusPreferencie kandidátov na post prezidenta – november 2013 http://www.focus-research.sk/files/166_Preferencie%20prezidentskych%20kandidatov_november_2013.pdf Focus Research 2 January 2017 49.0 51.01/2014FocusPrieskum Focusu zrazil Smer na kolená: Druhé kolo šokujúco Kiska 53,7 vs. Fico 46,3! http://x.topky.sk/cl/10/1377681/Prieskum-Focusu-zrazil-Smer-na-kolena--Druhe-kolo-sokujuco-Kiska-53-7-vs--Fico-46-3- Topky.sk 2 January 2017 46.3 53.7 Results 300px|thumb|right|Second round results by regions: 0000FF Andrej Kiska FF0000 Robert Fico300px|thumb|right|First round results by regions: FF0000 Robert Fico 5A00B3 Andrej Kiska 300px|thumb|right|First round results by districts: FF0000 Robert Fico FFCC00 Andrej Kiska FF00FF Radoslav Procházka 0066FF Milan Kňažko 009933 Gyula Bárdos Robert Fico Direction – Social Democracy 531919 893841 Andrej Kiska Independent 455996 1307065 Radoslav Procházka Independent 403548 Milan Kňažko Independent 244401 Gyula Bárdos Party of the Hungarian Community 97035 Pavol Hrušovský KDH, SDKÚ–DS, Most 63298 Helena Mezenská sk Independent 45180 Ján Jurišta sk Communist Party of Slovakia 12209 Ján Čarnogurský Independent 12207 Viliam Fischer sk Independent 9514 Jozef Behýl sk Independent 9126 Milan Melník sk Independent 7678 Jozef Šimko sk Party of Modern Slovakia sk STRANA MODERNÉHO SLOVENSKA (SMS) 4674 #0000CD Stanislav Martinčko sk Slovakia, do this! sk SLOVENSKO DO TOHO ! Coalition of Citizens of Slovakia 2547 #000080 14037 22906 4409793 4406261 Statistics.sk References 32em External links Rapport de force avant les présidentielles Category:Presidential elections in Slovakia Slovakia President Slovakia