1998 Slovak parliamentary election
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All 150 seats in the National Council 76 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 84.25% ( 0.08 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in
Party of the Hungarian Coalition, and the Party of Civic Understanding
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Participating parties
| Party | Ideology | Political position | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS)
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Slovak nationalism Populism |
Syncretic | Vladimír Mečiar | |
| Slovak Democratic Coalition (KDH–DÚ–DS–SDSS–SZ) | Christian democracy Economic liberalism |
Centre-right | Mikuláš Dzurinda | |
| Party of the Democratic Left (SDĽ) | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
Centre-left | Jozef Migaš | |
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (MKP/SMK)
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Hungarian minority interests Christian democracy |
Centre-right | Béla Bugár | |
| Slovak National Party (SNS) | Ultranationalism Right-wing populism |
Far-right | Ján Slota | |
| Party of Civic Understanding (SOP) | Social liberalism Populism |
Centre-left
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Rudolf Schuster | |
Results
Party of the Hungarian Coalition 306,623 | 9.13 | –1.06 | 15 | –2 | | ||||||
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| Slovak National Party | 304,839 | 9.07 | +3.67 | 14 | +5 | ||||||
| Party of Civic Understanding | 269,343 | 8.02 | New | 13 | New | ||||||
| Communist Party of Slovakia | 94,015 | 2.80 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Union of the Workers of Slovakia | 43,809 | 1.30 | –6.04 | 0 | –13 | ||||||
| Our Slovakia | 16,192 | 0.48 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Slovak People's Party | 9,227 | 0.27 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Hungarian Popular Movement for Reconciliation and Prosperity | 6,587 | 0.20 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Independent Initiative | 6,232 | 0.19 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Slovak National Unity | 4,688 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| B–Revolutionary Workers' Party | 4,391 | 0.13 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| United Labour Party of Slovakia | 3,574 | 0.11 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Slovak National Alternative | 3,034 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Third Way Movement | 2,515 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Total | 3,359,176 | 100.00 | – | 150 | 0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 3,359,176 | 99.11 | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 30,170 | 0.89 | |||||||||
| Total votes | 3,389,346 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,023,191 | 84.25 | |||||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||||||||
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7