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  • Country: Slovakia
  • Official Name: Slovak Republic
  • Election Type: Presidential
  • First Round: March 21, 2009
    Second Round: April 4, 2009
Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Slovakia

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Ivan GASPAROVIC
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert FICO
  • Assembly: Slovakia has a unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky) with 150 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by direct popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Council of the Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky) 150 members are elected by proportional representation.

Main Candidates in the Second Round of the Presidential race:

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

* Ivan GASPAROVIC is the incumbent president, representing an alliance of parties in the 2009 election.
** Iveta RADICOVA is also supported by the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK), Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), and the Civic Conservative Party (OKS).
***** Though running as an independent, Milan MELNIK is supported by the party Movement for Democratic Slovakia (HZDS).
****** Though running as an independent candidate, Milan SIDOR is supported by the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS).

Last Presidential election:

  • The incumbent candidate Ivan GASPAROVIC won the last presidential election on April 3, 2004.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 5,463,046 (July 2008 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 4,339,331 (March 2009 )

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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