Slovak presidential election, 1998

Slovak Presidential election
Slovakia
20 January to 17 December 1998

President before election

Michal Kováč

 Elected President

none

Presidential elections were held in Slovakia from 20 January to 17 December 1998. Slovak parliament failed to elect the new president of Slovakia which led to introduction of direct election in 1999. Candidate needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.[1][2]

Voting

First Ballot

20 January and 6 February Štefan Markuš (SDK) Juraj Hraško (SDL) Augustín Kurek
First Round 33 22 14
Second Round 37 27 eliminated

Second Ballot

5 and 19 March Ladislav Ballek (SDL) Milan Fogaš
First Round 49 5
Second Round 50 suspended

Third Ballot

16 and 30 April Milan Sečanský (HZDS) Brigita Schmögnerová (SDL) Zdeno Šuška
First Round 59 43 5
Second Round 72 47 eliminated

Fourth Ballot

9 May Vladimír Abrahám
First Round 13
Second Round suspended

Fifth Ballot

9 July Otto Tomeček (HZDS, SNS, ZRS)
First Round 86
Second Round 86

Remaining Ballots

There were another 4 ballots in which no candidate was registered. The last ballot was on 17 December.

References

  1. ↑ "Cesta k přímé volbě prezidenta na Slovensku". cpssu.org. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Teraz.sk, TASR, tasr.sk, TERAZ,. "Prehľad výsledkov prezidentských volieb od roku 1993". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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