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% ( 0.48pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robert Fico Richard Sulík Igor Matovič Party Smer SaS OĽaNO–NOVA Last election 44.42%, 83 seats 5.88%, 11 seats 8.56%, 16 seats 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 16.14pp 6.22pp 2.47pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Andrej Danko Marian Kotleba Boris Kollár Party SNS ĽSNS We Are Family Last election 4.56%, 0 seats 1.58%, 0 seats Did not exist Seats won 15 14 11 Seat change 15 14 New Popular vote 225,386 209,779 172,860 Percentage 8.64% 8.04% 6.63% Swing 4.08pp 6.46pp New   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Béla Bugár Radoslav Procházka Party Most–Híd Network Last election 6.90%, 13 seats Did not exist Seats won 11 10 Seat change 2 New Popular vote 169,593 146,205 Percentage 6.50% 5.61% Swing 0.40pp New
Results by district
Prime Minister before election Robert Fico Smer Elected Prime Minister Robert Fico Smer

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) 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.