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2002 Slovak parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countrySlovakia
typeparliamentary
previous_election1998 Slovak parliamentary election
previous_year1998
next_election2006 Slovak parliamentary election
next_year2006
seats_for_electionAll 150 seats in the National Council
majority_seats76
election_date20–21 September 2002
turnout70.07% ( 14.18 pp)
image_size130x130px
image1Vladimir Meciar (cropped).jpg
leader1Vladimír Mečiar
party1People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
last_election143 seats, 27.0%
seats136
seat_change17
popular_vote1560,691
percentage119.5%
swing17.5 pp
image2Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Summit 4 December 2003 Paris (5) (cropped).jpg
leader2Mikuláš Dzurinda
party2Slovak Democratic and Christian Union
last_election2*Did not exist*
seats228
seat_change2*New*
popular_vote2433,953
percentage215.1%
swing2*New*
image3Robert Fico (2008)a (cropped).jpg
leader3Robert Fico
party3SMER
last_election3*Did not exist*
seats325
seat_change3*New*
popular_vote3387,100
percentage313.5%
swing3*New*
image4Béla Bugár (cropped).jpg
leader4Béla Bugár
party4Party of the Hungarian Community
last_election415 seats, 9.1%
seats420
seat_change45
popular_vote4321,069
percentage411.2%
swing42.0 pp
image5Pavol Hrušovský 2010 (cropped).jpg
leader5Pavol Hrušovský
party5Christian Democratic Movement
last_election5*In SDK*
seats515
seat_change5N/A
popular_vote5237,202
percentage58.3%
swing5N/A
image6Pavol Rusko at Markiza.sk Party2 (cropped).jpg
leader6Pavol Rusko
party6Alliance of the New Citizen
last_election6*Did not exist*
seats615
seat_change6*New*
popular_vote6237,202
percentage68.0%
swing6*New*
leader7Jozef Ševc
party7Communist Party of Slovakia
last_election70 seats, 2.8%
seats711
seat_change711
popular_vote7181,872
percentage76.3%
swing73.5 pp
map_image2002 Slovak legislative election - Results.svg
map_captionResults of the election, showing plurality by district.
titlePrime Minister
before_electionMikuláš Dzurinda
before_partySlovak Democratic and Christian Union
after_electionMikuláš Dzurinda
after_partySlovak Democratic and Christian Union

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002. The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats. Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.

Participating parties

PartyIdeologyPolitical positionLeader
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia}}"People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS–HZDS)Slovak nationalism
PopulismSyncretic
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union}}"Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ)Liberal conservatism
Christian democracyCentre-right
Direction – Social Democracy}}"Direction (Smer)Social democracy
Democratic socialismCentre-left
Party of the Hungarian Coalition}}"Party of the Hungarian Coalition (MKP/SMK)Hungarian minority interests
Christian democracyCentre-right
Christian Democratic Movement}}"Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)Christian democracy
Economic liberalismCentre-right
Alliance of the New Citizen}}"Alliance of the New Citizen (ANO)Liberalism
PopulismCentre-right
Communist Party of Slovakia}}"Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS)Communism
Marxism–LeninismFar-left

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1754
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1757
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