2006 Slovak parliamentary election

2006 Slovak parliamentary election
17 June 2006
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.67% ( 15.40 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert Fico Mikuláš Dzurinda Ján Slota
Party Smer 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

 Elected Prime Minister

Robert Fico
Smer

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 17 June 2006. 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.

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