Tag: slovak elections

Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič appointed Iveta Radičová on 8 July as prime minister after four centre-right opposition parties managed to form a coalition following June elections. The new government takes office today.

Slovakia is likely to form a centre-right government after elections held on 12 June were narrowly won by the ruling centre-left SMER-SD party, which stands no chance of forming a coalition. A similar development was seen in the Czech Republic two weeks ago. EurActiv Slovakia contributed to this article.

Slovak political parties have jumped on the bandwagon of enlargement's fifth anniversary to start their campaign for the upcoming EU elections. EurActiv Slovakia reports.

Slovakia's President Ivan Gašparovič won the first round of presidential elections at the weekend (21 March). But with a lead of just 8.7 percentage points over opposition candidate Iveta Radičová, both frontrunners must mobilise more voters ahead of the run-off on 4 April, reports EurActiv Slovakia.

The Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has formed a new coalition government, consisting of the four center-right parties that won a parliamentary majority in the September election.

In view of the country's hopes to join the EU and NATO, the 20-21 September vote in Slovakia is described by many as the most important election so far in its history.