2006 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 17 June 2006.[1] Direction – Social Democracy emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 150 seats. Its leader Robert Fico was appointed Prime Minister on 4 July 2006, leading a three-party centre-left populist coalition.[2]

2006 Slovak parliamentary election
17 June 2006
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,335,917 (54.67%)
15.40 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert Fico Mikuláš Dzurinda Ján Slota
Party Smer–SD SDKÚ-DS SNS
Last election 25 seats, 13.5% 28 seats, 15.1% 0 seats, 3.3%
Seats won 50 31 20
Seat change 25 3 20
Popular vote 671,185 422,815 270,230
Percentage 29.1% 18.4% 11.7%
Swing 15.7 pp 3.3 pp 8.4 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Vladimír Mečiar Pavol Hrušovský
Party SMK ĽS–HZDS KDH
Last election 20 seats, 11.2% 36 seats, 19.5% 15 seats, 8.3%
Seats won 20 15 14
Seat change 0 21 1
Popular vote 269,111 202,540 191,443
Percentage 11.7% 8.8% 8.3%
Swing 0.5 pp 10.7 pp 0.1%
Results of the election, showing vote strength by district.
Prime Minister before election

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ-DS

 Prime Minister

Robert Fico
Smer–SD

Background

Originally the election was planned for 16 September 2006. However, on 8 February the government proposed calling an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on 9 February and signed by the President on 13 February. For the first time Slovak citizens living abroad could vote, using absentee ballots. A total of 21 parties contested the elections.[3]

Results
Party Votes % Swing Seats +/–
Direction – Social Democracy671,18529.14+15.6850+25
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party422,81518.363.2631+3
Slovak National Party270,23011.73+8.4120+20
Party of the Hungarian Coalition269,11111.68+0.52200
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia202,5408.79–10.7115–21
Christian Democratic Movement191,4438.31+0.0614–1
Communist Party of Slovakia89,4183.88–2.440–11
Free Forum79,9633.47New0New
Alliance of the New Citizen32,7751.42–6.590–15
Movement for Democracy14,7280.64–2.6400
Hope14,5950.63New0New
Left Bloc9,1740.40+0.1700
Union of the Workers of Slovakia6,8640.30–0.2500
Civic Conservative Party6,2620.27–0.0600
Slovak National Coalition–Slovak Reciprocity4,0160.17New0New
Slovak People's Party3,8150.17New0New
Agrarian and Countryside Party3,1600.14New0New
Prosperity of Slovakia3,1180.14New0New
Party of the Democratic Left2,9060.13New0New
Mission 21–New Christian Democracy2,5230.11New0New
Party of Civic Solidarity2,4980.11New0New
Invalid/blank votes32,778––––
Total2,335,91710001500
Registered voters/turnout4,272,51754.67–15.40––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, European Elections Database

Aftermath

On 28 June Fico announced that the government coalition would consist of his Smer-SD party, together with the Slovak National Party and People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia. The Party of European Socialists (PES) criticized this decision because of nationalist statements of the leader of the Slovak National Party and subsequently suspended Smer-SD's membership.

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1757
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1753-1754
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