2010 Slovak parliamentary election

2010 Slovak parliamentary election
12 June 2010
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.65% ( 3.98 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert Fico Iveta Radičová Richard Sulík
Party Smer SDKÚ–DS SaS
Last election 50 seats, 29.1% 31 seats, 18.4% Did not exist
Seats won 62 28 22
Seat change 12 3 New
Popular vote 880,111 390,042 307,287
Percentage 34.8% 15.42% 12.1%
Swing 5.7 pp 2.9 pp New
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ján Figeľ Béla Bugár Ján Slota
Party KDH Most–Híd SNS
Last election 14 seats, 8.3% Did not exist 20 seats, 11.7%
Seats won 15 14 9
Seat change 1 New 11
Popular vote 215,755 205,538 128,490
Percentage 8.5% 8.1% 5.1%
Swing 0.2 pp New 6.7 pp
Results of the election, showing vote strength by district.
Prime Minister before election

Robert Fico
Smer

 Elected Prime Minister

Iveta Radičová
SDKÚ–DS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 12 June 2010. The elections were contested by eighteen parties, six of which passed the 5% threshold for sitting in parliament. Despite the incumbent Smer of Prime Minister Robert Fico winning a plurality, the new government consisted of a coalition led by the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party's Iveta Radičová and included KDH, SaS and Most-Hid. However, her government fell on 11 October 2011 following a vote of no confidence with a new election called for 10 March 2012.

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