| Election Name: | 1998 Slovak Presidential election |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Color: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Slovak presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Slovak presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Election Date: | 20 January to 17 December 1998 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Michal Kováč |
| After Election: | none |
The 1998 Slovak Presidential elections were held from 20 January to 17 December 1998. The Slovak parliament failed to elect the new president of Slovakia which led to the introduction of a direct election in 1999. A candidate would have needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.[1] [2]
| 20 January and 6 February | Štefan Markuš (SDK) | Juraj Hraško (SDL) | Augustín Kurek | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 33 | 22 | 14 | |
| Second Round | 37 | 27 | eliminated |
| 5 and 19 March | Ladislav Ballek (SDL) | Milan Fogaš | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 49 | 5 | |
| Second Round | 50 | suspended |
| 16 and 30 April | Milan Sečánsky (HZDS) | Brigita Schmögnerová (SDL) | Zdeno Šuška | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 59 | 43 | 5 | |
| Second Round | 72 | 47 | eliminated |
| 9 May | Vladimír Abrahám | |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | 13 | |
| Second Round | suspended |
| 9 July | Otto Tomeček (HZDS, SNS, ZRS) | |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | 86 | |
| Second Round | 86 |
There were another 4 ballots in which no candidate was registered. The last ballot was on 17 December.