2016 Slovak parliamentary election

2016 Slovak parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the National Council 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.38% ( 0.48 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robert Fico Richard Sulík Igor Matovič Party SMER–SD SaS OĽaNO–NOVA Last election 83 seats, 44.42% 11 seats, 5.88% 16 seats, 8.56% Seats won 49 21 19 Seat change 34 10 3 Popular vote 737,481 315,558 287,611 Percentage 28.28% 12.10% 11.03% Swing 16.14 pp 6.22 pp 2.47 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Andrej Danko Marian Kotleba Boris Kollár Party SNS KĽSNS SR Last election 0 seats, 4.56% 0 seats, 1.58% Did not exist Seats won 15 14 11 Seat change 15 14 New party Popular vote 225,386 209,779 172,860 Percentage 8.64% 8.04% 6.63% Swing 4.08 pp 6.46 pp New party   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Béla Bugár Radoslav Procházka Party Most-Híd SIEŤ Last election 13 seats, 6.90% Did not exist Seats won 11 10 Seat change 2 New party Popular vote 169,593 146,205 Percentage 6.50% 5.61% Swing 0.40 pp New party
Results of the election, showing vote strength by district
Prime Minister before election Robert Fico Smer–SD Elected Prime Minister Robert Fico Smer–SD

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 5 March 2016 to elect the 150 members of the National Council. The ruling left-wing populist Direction – Social Democracy (SMER–SD) party remained the strongest party, but lost its majority. The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS), which led the government between 2000–06 and 2010–12, was defeated heavily, failing to cross the electoral threshold and losing its representation in the National Council. The centre-right Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) also failed to cross the threshold for the first time since 1990, whilst the far-right nationalist Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia (ĽSNS) entered parliament for the first time.