Slovak presidential election, 2019

Slovak presidential election, 2019
Slovakia

President before election

Andrej Kiska
Independent

 Elected President

TBD

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Presidential elections will be held in Slovakia in 2019. Incumbent President Andrej Kiska is eligible to run for a second term.

Potential candidates

Name Party Occupation Notes
Štefan Harabin Independent Former Supreme Court Chairman and Minister of Justice [1]
Andrej Kiska Independent Incumbent President of Slovakia He is eligible to run for second term.[2][3] He will announce his decision in September 2018.[4] Freedom and Solidarity expressed support for his possible candidature.[5]
Boris Kollár We Are Family Member of Parliament and leader of We Are Family He is speculated to run even though he states that he doesn't intend to run.[6]
Marian Kotleba ĽSNS MP and leader of the ĽSNS Speculation about the possibility of his candidature appears when ĽSNS did well in the 2016 parliamentary elections.[7]
Miroslav Lajčák SMER-SD Minister of Foreign Affairs Discussed as possible candidate for SMER.[8][9]
Magda Vašáryová Independent Actress and diplomat She stated that many Slovaks have asked her to run for President.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Budúci slovenský prezident? Štefan Harabin šokuje, namierené má poriadne vysoko". Pluska (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Prezident ostro kritizuje vládu: Chystá sa Kiska na miesto premiéra?!". Nový Čas (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Stupňan, Igor (15 December 2016). "Andrej Kiska: Prezident, alebo šéf strany? - Pravda.sk". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ↑ a.s., Petit Press. "Kiska hovoril o budúcnosti, politickú stranu nezaloží". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ a.s., News and Media Holding. "SaS po vyhlásení prezidenta: Opätovnú kandidatúru Kisku podporíme". aktualne.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boris Kollár: Za prezidenta nepôjdem". aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Európa hnedne, Rakúsko porazilo krajnú pravicu len tesne. Ako by skončil prezidentský duel Kiska vs. Kotleba?". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Poslanec Smeru pripustil, že Lajčák by mohol kandidovať za prezidenta". tvnoviny.sk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lajčák prezidentom? V Smere sa o tom šepká". www.etrend.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Vášáryová asi mluví z cesty! Bude českou prezidentkou?". Bleskově.cz. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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