| Country: | Slovakia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Slovak parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | All 150 seats in the National Council |
| Majority Seats: | 76 |
| Election Date: | 17 June 2006 |
| Turnout: | 54.67% (15.40 pp) |
| Image1: | Robert Fico (2008)a (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Robert Fico |
| Party1: | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Last Election1: | 25 seats, 13.5% |
| Seats1: | 50 |
| Seat Change1: | 25 |
| Popular Vote1: | 671,185 |
| Percentage1: | 29.1% |
| Swing1: | 15.7 pp |
| Leader2: | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Party2: | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party |
| Last Election2: | 28 seats, 15.1% |
| Seats2: | 31 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 422,815 |
| Percentage2: | 18.4% |
| Swing2: | 3.3 pp |
| Image3: | Žilina P6112384 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader3: | Ján Slota |
| Party3: | Slovak National Party |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 3.3% |
| Seats3: | 20 |
| Seat Change3: | 20 |
| Popular Vote3: | 270,230 |
| Percentage3: | 11.7% |
| Swing3: | 8.4 pp |
| Image4: | Béla Bugár (cropped).jpg |
| Leader4: | Béla Bugár |
| Party4: | Party of the Hungarian Community |
| Last Election4: | 20 seats, 11.2% |
| Seats4: | 20 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 269,111 |
| Percentage4: | 11.7% |
| Swing4: | 0.5 pp |
| Image5: | Vladimir Meciar (cropped).jpg |
| Leader5: | Vladimír Mečiar |
| Party5: | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
| Last Election5: | 36 seats, 19.5% |
| Seats5: | 15 |
| Seat Change5: | 21 |
| Popular Vote5: | 202,540 |
| Percentage5: | 8.8% |
| Swing5: | 10.7 pp |
| Image6: | Pavol Hrušovský 2010 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader6: | Pavol Hrušovský |
| Party6: | Christian Democratic Movement |
| Last Election6: | 15 seats, 8.3% |
| Seats6: | 14 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 191,443 |
| Percentage6: | 8.3% |
| Swing6: | 0.1% |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Mikuláš Dzurinda |
| Before Party: | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Robert Fico |
| After Party: | Direction – Social Democracy |
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 17 June 2006.[1] 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.[2]
Originally the election was planned for 16 September 2006. However, on 8 February the government proposed calling an early election after the Christian Democratic Movement left the coalition government. This proposal was passed by the Parliament on 9 February and signed by the President on 13 February. For the first time Slovak citizens living abroad could vote, using absentee ballots. A total of 21 parties contested the elections.[3]
| Region | Smer-SD | SDKÚ-DS | SNS | SMK/MKP | ĽS-HZDS | KDH | KSS | SF | ÁNO | Other parties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava Region | 21.42 | 36.05 | 8.80 | 6.12 | 6.75 | 7.87 | 2.96 | 5.77 | 1.38 | 2.94 | |
| Trnava Region | 23.26 | 15.93 | 7.83 | 29.00 | 7.46 | 7.39 | 3.03 | 2.58 | 0.98 | 2.60 | |
| Trenčín Region | 33.98 | 15.03 | 15.90 | 0.34 | 14.29 | 7.93 | 4.74 | 3.34 | 1.20 | 3.23 | |
| Nitra Region | 24.82 | 12.30 | 9.32 | 31.67 | 7.98 | 5.41 | 2.90 | 2.19 | 1.07 | 2.31 | |
| Žilina Region | 33.01 | 14.78 | 18.83 | 0.27 | 10.80 | 10.91 | 4.01 | 3.37 | 1.37 | 2.65 | |
| Banská Bystrica Region | 31.08 | 15.74 | 13.37 | 12.49 | 8.05 | 5.07 | 5.12 | 3.31 | 1.62 | 4.17 | |
| Prešov Region | 35.44 | 17.93 | 10.73 | 0.34 | 8.40 | 13.97 | 4.26 | 3.27 | 1.59 | 4.21 | |
| Košice Region | 29.48 | 19.20 | 8.63 | 14.27 | 6.70 | 7.73 | 4.00 | 3.87 | 2.07 | 3.99 | |
| Total in Slovakia | 29.14 | 18.36 | 11.73 | 11.68 | 8.79 | 8.31 | 3.88 | 3.47 | 1.42 | 3.62 | |
| Cities | 28.81 | 24.13 | 11.09 | 7.92 | 7.56 | 7.53 | 3.83 | 4.49 | 1.64 | 2.96 | |
| Villages | 29.54 | 11.22 | 12.51 | 16.32 | 10.31 | 9.26 | 3.94 | 2.20 | 1.15 | 3.49 | |
On 28 June Fico announced that the government coalition would consist of his Smer-SD, together with the SNS and ĽS-HZDS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) criticized this decision because of nationalist statements of the leader of the SNS and subsequently suspended Smer-SD's membership.