2006 Slovak parliamentary election

none Slovakia parliamentary 2002 Slovak parliamentary election 2002 2010 Slovak parliamentary election 2010 All 150 seats in the National Council 76 17 June 2006 54.67% ( 15.40 pp) 130x130px Robert Fico (2008)a (cropped).jpg Robert Fico Direction – Social Democracy 25 seats, 13.5% 50 25 671,185 29.1% 15.7 pp Mikulas Dzurinda.jpg Mikuláš Dzurinda Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 28 seats, 15.1% 31 3 422,815 18.4% 3.3 pp Žilina P6112384 (cropped).jpg Ján Slota Slovak National Party 0 seats, 3.3% 20 20 270,230 11.7% 8.4 pp Béla Bugár (cropped).jpg Béla Bugár Party of the Hungarian Community 20 seats, 11.2% 20 0 269,111 11.7% 0.5 pp Vladimir Meciar (cropped).jpg Vladimír Mečiar People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 36 seats, 19.5% 15 21 202,540 8.8% 10.7 pp Pavol Hrušovský 2010 (cropped).jpg Pavol Hrušovský Christian Democratic Movement 15 seats, 8.3% 14 1 191,443 8.3% 0.1% 2006 Slovak legislative election - Vote Strength.svg Results of the election, showing vote strength by district. Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party Robert Fico Direction – Social Democracy Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 17 June 2006.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 978-3-8329-5609-7 Direction – Social Democracy emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 150 seats. Its leader Robert Fico was appointed Prime Minister on 4 July 2006, leading a three-party centre-left populist coalition.Nohlen & Stöver, p1757 Background Originally the election was planned for 16 September 2006. However, on 8 February the government proposed calling an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on 9 February and signed by the President on 13 February. For the first time Slovak citizens living abroad could vote, using absentee ballots. A total of 21 parties contested the elections.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1753-1754 Participating parties Party Ideology Political position Leader Direction – Social Democracy (Smer) Social democracy Centre-left Robert Fico Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ–DS) Liberal conservatism Centre-right Mikuláš Dzurinda Slovak National Party (SNS) National conservatism Far-right Ján Slota Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK/MKP) Hungarian minority interests Centre-right Béla Bugár People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS–HZDS) Slovak nationalism Syncretic Vladimír Mečiar Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Christian democracy Centre-right Pavol Hrušovský Results File:2006 Slovak National Council composition chart.svg Direction – Social Democracy 671185 +15.68 50 +25 Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 422815 +3.26 31 +3 Slovak National Party 270230 +8.41 20 +20 Party of the Hungarian Coalition 269111 +0.52 20 0 People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 202540 –10.71 15 –21 Christian Democratic Movement 191443 +0.06 14 –1 Communist Party of Slovakia 89418 –2.44 0 –11 Free Forum 79963 New 0 New Alliance of the New Citizen 32775 –6.59 0 –15 Movement for Democracy 14728 –2.64 0 0 Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) Hope 14595 New 0 New Left Bloc 9174 +0.17 0 0 Union of the Workers of Slovakia 6864 –0.25 0 0 Civic Conservative Party 6262 –0.06 0 0 Slovak National Coalition–Slovak Reciprocity 4016 New 0 New Slovak People's Party 3815 New 0 New Agrarian and Countryside Party 3160 New 0 New Prosperity of Slovakia 3118 New 0 New Party of the Democratic Left 2906 New 0 New Mission 21–New Christian Democracy 2523 New 0 New Party of Civic Solidarity 2498 New 0 New 32778 0 4272517 Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database Results by region Region Smer SDKÚ–DS SNS SMK–MKP ĽS–HZDS KDH KSS SF ÁNOOther parties Bratislava Region 21.4236.05 8.80 6.12 6.75 7.87 2.96 5.77 1.38 2.94 Trnava Region 23.26 15.93 7.8329.00 7.46 7.39 3.03 2.58 0.98 2.60 Trenčín Region33.98 15.03 15.90 0.34 14.29 7.93 4.74 3.34 1.20 3.23 Nitra Region 24.82 12.30 9.3231.67 7.98 5.41 2.90 2.19 1.07 2.31 Žilina Region33.01 14.78 18.83 0.27 10.80 10.91 4.01 3.37 1.37 2.65 Banská Bystrica Region31.08 15.74 13.37 12.49 8.05 5.07 5.12 3.31 1.62 4.17 Prešov Region35.44 17.93 10.73 0.34 8.40 13.97 4.26 3.27 1.59 4.21 Košice Region29.48 19.20 8.63 14.27 6.70 7.73 4.00 3.87 2.07 3.99 Total in Slovakia29.14 18.36 11.73 11.68 8.79 8.31 3.88 3.47 1.42 3.62 Cities28.81 24.13 11.09 7.92 7.56 7.53 3.83 4.49 1.64 2.96 Villages29.54 11.22 12.51 16.32 10.31 9.26 3.94 2.20 1.15 3.49 Aftermath On 28 June, Fico announced that the government coalition would consist of his Smer–SD, together with the SNS and ĽS–HZDS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) criticized this decision because of nationalist statements of the leader of the SNS and subsequently suspended Smer–SD's membership. References External links Official results Slovak Election Data Project Electoral Geography BBC coverage of election results Slovakia Category:Parliamentary elections in Slovakia Parliamentary election Category:June 2006 in Europe