1994 Slovak parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1994 Slovak parliamentary election
Country:Slovakia
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 Slovak parliamentary election
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:1998 Slovak parliamentary election
Next Year:1998
Seats For Election:All 150 seats in the National Council
Majority Seats:76
Election Date:30 September–1 October 1994
Turnout:75.65% (8.52 pp)
Image1:Vladimír Mečiar 01 (cropped).png
Leader1:Vladimír Mečiar
Party1:Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
Last Election1:74 seats, 37.3%
Seats1:61
Seat Change1: 13
Popular Vote1:1,005,488
Percentage1:35.0%
Swing1: 2.3 pp
Leader2:Peter Weiss
Party2:Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia)
Alliance2:SV
Seats2:18
Seat Change2: 11
Popular Vote2:299,496
Percentage2:10.4%
Swing2: 9.4 pp
Image3:Béla Bugár (cropped).jpg
Leader3:Béla Bugár
Party3:MKDM/MKDH
Alliance3:MK
Last Election3:14 seats, 9.7%
Seats3:17
Seat Change3: 3
Popular Vote3:292,936
Percentage3:10.2%
Swing3: 0.5 pp
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Leader4:Ján Čarnogurský
Party4:Christian Democratic Movement
Last Election4:18 seats, 8.9 %
Seats4:17
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:289,987
Percentage4:10.1%
Swing4: 1.2 pp
Image5:Jozef Moravčík.jpg
Leader5:Jozef Moravčík
Party5:Democratic Union of Slovakia
Last Election5:Did not exist
Seats5:15
Seat Change5:New
Popular Vote5:246,444
Percentage5:8.6%
Swing5:New
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Leader6:Ján Ľupták
Party6:Union of the Workers of Slovakia
Last Election6:Did not exist
Seats6:13
Seat Change6:New
Popular Vote6:211,321
Percentage6:7.4%
Swing6:New
Image7:Žilina P6112384 (cropped).jpg
Leader7:Ján Slota
Party7:Slovak National Party
Last Election7:15 seats, 8.0%
Seats7:9
Seat Change7: 6
Popular Vote7:155,359
Percentage7:5.4%
Swing7: 2.5 pp
Prime Minister
Before Election:Jozef Moravčík
Before Party:Democratic Union of Slovakia
After Election:Vladimír Mečiar
After Party:Movement for a Democratic Slovakia

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 30 September and 1 October 1994.[1] The early elections were necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar 1992 government had been recalled in March 1994 by the National Council and a new temporary government under Jozef Moravčík had been created at the same time.

The governing Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) lost seats, but remained the largest party in the National Council with over three times as many seats as the second-placed Common Choice, a left-wing alliance, which almost failed to enter the parliament despite its good performance in pre-election opinion polls. After the election, the HZDS formed a coalition with the Union of the Workers of Slovakia and the Slovak National Party.

Participating parties

PartyIdeologyPolitical positionLeader
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS)Slovak nationalism
Populism
SyncreticVladimír Mečiar
Common Choice (SV)Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Centre-leftPeter Weiss
Hungarian Coalition (MKDM/MKDHEGYMPP)Hungarian minority interests
Christian democracy
Centre-rightBéla Bugár
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Centre-rightJán Čarnogurský
Democratic Union of Slovakia (DEÚS)Christian democracy
Liberalism
CentreJozef Moravčík
Union of the Workers of Slovakia (ZRS)Slovak nationalism
Left-wing populism
Far-leftJán Ľupták
Slovak National Party (SNS)Ultranationalism
Right-wing populism
Far-rightJán Slota

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]