1998 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998.[1] The elections resulted in the defeat of the Vladimír Mečiar government and the election of Mikuláš Dzurinda as Prime Minister. His party, the Slovak Democratic Coalition formed a coalition government with the Party of the Democratic Left, Party of the Hungarian Coalition, and the Party of Civic Understanding.

1998 Slovak parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.25% (Increase 0.08 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vladimír Mečiar Mikuláš Dzurinda Jozef Migaš
Party HZDS KDH SDĽ
Alliance SDK
Last election 61 seats, 35.0% 32 seats, 22.1%[a] 18
Seats won 43 42 23
Seat change Decrease 18 Increase 10 Increase 5
Popular vote 907,103 884,497 492,507
Percentage 27.0% 26.3% 14.7%
Swing Decrease 8.0 pp Increase 4.2 pp Increase 4.3 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Ján Slota Rudolf Schuster
Party SMK SNS SOP
Last election 17 seats, 10.2% 9 seats, 5.4% Did not exist
Seats won 15 14 13
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 5 New
Popular vote 306,623 304,839 269,343
Percentage 9.1% 9.1% 8.0%
Swing Decrease 1.1 pp Increase 3.7 pp New

Results of the election, showing vote strength by district

Prime Minister before election

Vladimír Mečiar
HZDS

Elected Prime Minister

Mikuláš Dzurinda
KDH

Participating parties

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Party Ideology Political position Leader
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) Slovak nationalism
Populism
Syncretic Vladimír Mečiar
Slovak Democratic Coalition (KDHDSSDSSSZ) 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) 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 Rudolf Schuster

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia907,10327.00–7.9743–18
Slovak Democratic Coalition884,49726.33+4.2542+10
Party of the Democratic Left492,50714.6623
Party of the Hungarian Coalition306,6239.13–1.0615–2
Slovak National Party304,8399.07+3.6714+5
Party of Civic Understanding269,3438.02New13New
Communist Party of Slovakia94,0152.80+0.0700
Union of the Workers of Slovakia43,8091.30–6.040–13
Our Slovakia16,1920.48New0New
Slovak People's Party9,2270.27New0New
Hungarian Popular Movement for Reconciliation and Prosperity6,5870.20New0New
Independent Initiative6,2320.19New0New
Slovak National Unity4,6880.14New0New
B–Revolutionary Workers' Party4,3910.13New0New
United Labour Party of Slovakia3,5740.11New0New
Slovak National Alternative3,0340.09New0New
Third Way Movement2,5150.07New0New
Total3,359,176100.001500
Valid votes3,359,17699.11
Invalid/blank votes30,1700.89
Total votes3,389,346100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,023,19184.25
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes

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  1. ^ Combined results for KDH, DEÚS, and DS.

References

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7