IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Slovakia

5,450,987	26
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
4,368,697	51.28%
Registered Voters (as of April 6, 2024)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Slovakian Presidency	None	Head of State
Slovakian National Council	Národná rada	Assembly

Chief of State: President Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ (since 15 June 2019)
Head of Government: Interim Prime Minister Eduard HEGER (since 1 April 2021)
Assembly: Unicameral legislature known as the National Council of the Slovak Republic with 150 members

The President is elected by popular vote. If one candidate does not earn 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off is held with the top two candidates. They are elected to five-year terms.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. Generally, it is the leader of the majority party/coalition.
The 150 members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic using proportional representation of a single multi-member constituency. They are elected to four-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Slovakian National Council	1998-09-26	3,389,346	4,023,191	84.25
Slovakian Presidency	1999-05-15	2,981,957	4,038,899	73.83
Slovakian Presidency	1999-05-29	3,047,814	4,041,181	75.42
Referendum	2000-11-11	816,254	4,085,172	19.98
Slovakian National Council	2002-09-21	2,909,998	4,157,802	69.99
Referendum	2003-05-16	2,176,990	4,174,097	52.15
Referendum	2004-04-03	1,502,454	4,204,899	35.73
Slovakian Presidency	2004-04-03	2,014,619	4,204,899	47.91
Slovakian Presidency	2004-04-17	1,827,282	4,204,899	43.46
Slovakian National Council	2006-06-17	2,335,917	4,272,517	54.67
Slovakian Presidency	2009-03-21	1,892,669	4,339,331	43.62
Slovakian Presidency	2009-04-04	2,241,362	4,339,331	51.65
Slovakian National Council	2010-06-12	2,558,565	4,362,369	58.65
Referendum	2010-09-18	998,142	4,369,553	22.84
Slovakian National Council	2012-03-10	2,596,443	4,392,451	59.11
Slovakian Presidency	2014-03-15	1,913,369	4,409,793	43.39
Slovakian Presidency	2014-03-29	2,223,812	4,406,261	50.47
Referendum	2015-02-07	944,674	4,411,529	21.41
Slovakian National Council	2016-03-05	2,648,184	4,426,760	59.82
Slovakian Presidency	2019-03-16	2,145,364	4,429,033	48.44
Slovakian Presidency	2019-03-30	1,847,115	4,419,883	41.79
Slovakian National Council	2020-02-29	2,916,840	4,432,419	65.81
Referendum	2023-01-21	1,192,249	4,377,565	27.24
Slovakian National Council	2023-09-30	3,007,123	4,388,872	68.52
Slovakian Presidency	2024-03-23	2,264,769	4,364,071	51.9
Slovakian Presidency	2024-04-06	2,670,197	4,368,697	61.12

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