Slovak presidential election, 2004
Slovak Presidential election
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The 2004 presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 3 April (first round) and 17 April (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 17 April was contested by Mečiar and Gašparovič. In the second round, Gašparovič easily defeated Mečiar.
Results
e • d Summary of the 3 and 17 April 2004 Slovakia presidential election results
| Candidate |
Nominating party |
Votes 1st round |
% |
Votes 2nd round |
% |
| Ivan Gašparovič |
Movement for Democracy, endorsed by Direction – Social Democracy and People's Union |
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 |
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| 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 |
| Ľubo Roman |
Alliance of the New Citizen, withdrew his candidature on March 15 |
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| Total |
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1,986,214 |
100 |
1,801,960 |
100 |
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