At Stake in this Election:

• The Presidency of the Slovak Republic

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ (since 15 June 2019)
• Head of Government: Robert FICO (since 25 October 2023)
• Assembly: unicameral National Council (Narodna Rada) with 150 seats

Electoral System:

• The President is directly elected by an absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if necessary. The President serves a 5-year term.
• Members of the National Council are directly elected in single and multi-seat constituencies.

Last Election:

• The last presidential election was held in 2019. The first round of elections was held on March 16 and the second round was held on March 30. Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ won the presidency in the second round, receiving 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 41.79%.

Information for Voters:

“Information for Voters”/ Informácie pre voliča (in Slovak)

Key Deadlines:

• Candidate filing deadline:  30 January
• Voter registration deadline: Voter registration is not required for A) Slovak citizens who wish to vote within their municipality of residence and B) Slovak citizens with a permanent residence abroad. Slovak citizens who wish to vote in a different municipality must apply for a voter card by 4 March.

Main Candidates in this Election:

• Patrik DUBOVSKÝ
  • Party: For the People / Za ľudí
• Krisztián FORRÓ
  • Party: Independent
• Štefan HARABIN
  • Party: Independent
• Ivan KORČOK
  • Party: Independent
• Marian KOTLEBA
  • Party: People’s Party Our Slovakia / Ľudová strana naše Slovensko (L’SNS)
• Ján KUBIŠ
  • Party: Independent
• Igor MATOVIČ
  • Party: Slovakia / Slovensko* (known as Ordinary People and Independent Personalities / Obyčajní ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti / OL’aNO prior to 2023)
• Milan NÁHLIK
  • Party: Independent
• Peter PELLEGRINI
  • Party: Voice – Social Democracy / Hlas – sociálna demokracia (Hlas-SD)
• Róbert ŠVEC
  • Party: Independent

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 5,431,752 (2022)
• Registered Voters: 4,388,872 (2023)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 2,777,654 (2022)
• CEDAW Status: Succession date 28 May 1993
• Gender Quota:  No legislated quotas. Some voluntary quotas have been adopted by political parties.
• Female Candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 34 out of 150 in the National Council
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.855, Very High (2022)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 14.2% (2024)

Disability Data:

• CRPD Status: Signed 26 September 2007, Ratified 26 May 2010
• Projected population with a disability: 869,080

IFES Resources:

• Does IFES have a presence in Slovakia: No
• Election Access: Yes