Slovak presidential election, 2004
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The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on April 3 (first round) and April 17 (second round) 2004. In the second round, Ivan Gašparovič was elected President of Slovakia.
In the first round former Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar led a field of eleven candidates, including his former ally Gašparovič and incumbent President Rudolf Schuster, who polled poorly. The candidate backed by the current government, Eduard Kukan, came third, meaning that the second round on April 17 was contested by Mečiar and Gašparovič. In the second round, Gašparovič easily defeated Mečiar.
[edit] Results of 1st round
| Candidate | Nominating party | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
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| Ivan Gašparovič | Movement for Democracy, People's Union, endorsed by Smer | 442,564 | 22.3 | 1,079,592 | 59.9 |
| Vladimír Mečiar | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 650,242 | 32.7 | 722,368 | 40.1 |
| Eduard Kukan | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union | 438,920 | 22.1 | ||
| Rudolf Schuster | independent, endorsed by the Communist Party of Slovakia | 147,549 | 7.4 | ||
| František Mikloško | Christian Democratic Movement, endorsed by the Party of the Hungarian Coalition | 129,414 | 6.5 | ||
| Martin Bútora | independent, | 129,387 | 6.5 | ||
| Ján Králik | Party of the Democratic Left | 15,873 | 0.8 | ||
| Jozef Kalman | Left Bloc | 10,221 | 0.5 | ||
| Július Kubík | independent | 7,734 | 0.4 | ||
| Jozef Šesták | independent | 6,785 | 0.3 | ||
| Stanislav Bernát | independent | 5,719 | 0.3 | ||
| Lubo Roman | Alliance of the New Citizen, withdrew his candidature on March 15 | - | - | ||
| Total | - | 1,986,214 | - | 1,801,960 | - |
[edit] External links
- A page listing the candidates
- Tables of official results (in Slovak and English)
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