Slovak parliamentary election, 1998
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All 150 seats to the Národná rada
76 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Leader |
Vladimír Mečiar |
Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Party |
HZDS |
SDK |
| Last election |
61 seats |
N/A |
| Seats won |
43 |
42 |
| Seat change |
–18 |
N/A |
| Popular vote |
907,103 |
884,497 |
| Percentage |
27.0% |
26.3% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998.[1] The elections are regarded as a pivotal point in post-Communist Slovak history, as they brought about the end of the Vladimír Mečiar government.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
907,103 |
27.0 |
43 |
–18 |
| Slovak Democratic Coalition |
884,497 |
26.3 |
42 |
– |
| Party of the Democratic Left |
492,507 |
14.7 |
23 |
– |
| Party of the Hungarian Coalition |
306,623 |
9.1 |
15 |
–2 |
| Slovak National Party |
304,839 |
9.1 |
14 |
+5 |
| Party of Civic Understanding |
269,343 |
8.0 |
13 |
New |
| Communist Party of Slovakia |
94,015 |
2.8 |
0 |
0 |
| Union of the Workers of Slovakia |
43,809 |
1.3 |
0 |
–13 |
| Our Slovakia |
16,192 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Slovak People's Party |
9,227 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Hungarian Popular Movement for Reconciliation and Prosperity |
6,587 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Independent Initiative |
6,232 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Slovak National Unity |
4,688 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| B–Revolutionary Workers' Party |
4,391 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| United Labour Party of Slovakia |
3,574 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Slovak National Alternative |
3,034 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Third Way Movement |
2,515 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
30,170 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
3,389,346 |
100 |
150 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
4,023,191 |
84.2 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
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| HZDS |
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27.00% |
| SDK |
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26.33% |
| SDL' |
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14.66% |
| SMK |
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9.13% |
| SNS |
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9.07% |
| SOP |
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8.02% |
| KSS |
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2.80% |
| ZRS |
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1.30% |
| Other |
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1.68% |
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