Slovakia – Parliamentary election

Slovakia held its parliamentary election at the weekend. The turnout was 59.11%. The result was a big win for the opposition Smer party

Smer – Sociálna Demokracia, 44.41%, 83 seats (+11)
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH (Christian Democratic Movement), 8.82%, 16 seats (+1)
Obyčajní Ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti, OĽaNO (Ordinary People and Independent Personalities), 8.55%, 16 seats (+16)
Most–Híd, 6.89%, 13 seats (-1)
Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia, SDKU (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union), 6.09%, 11 seats (-17)
Sloboda a Solidarita, SaS (Freedom and Solidarity), 5.88%, 11 seats (-11)
Slovenská národná strana, SNS (Slovak National Party), 4.55%, 0 seats (-9)
Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja (Party of the Hungarian Coalition), 4.28%, 0 seats
No other party won more than 2 per cent.

So, Smer has an absolute majority.

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