Slovak parliamentary election, 1994
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The 1994 parliamentary elections in Slovakia took place on September 30 and October 1, 1994.
It was a premature election that became necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar
1992 government had been recalled in March 1994 by the parliament and a new temporary government under Jozef Moravčík
had been created at the same time.
The governing Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) fell back slightly, but successfully remained the largest party in Slovakia: over three times as large as second-placed Common Choice
, a left-wing alliance, which also lost seats. After the election, the HZDS formed a left-wing nationalist
coalition with the Union of the Workers of Slovakia
and the Slovak National Party.
It was a premature election that became necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar
Vladimír Meciar
Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia...
1992 government had been recalled in March 1994 by the parliament and a new temporary government under Jozef Moravčík
Jozef Moravcík
Jozef Moravčík is a Slovak diplomat and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Slovakia from 16 March 1994 to 13 December 1994, and later as the Mayor of Bratislava.- References :*...
had been created at the same time.
The governing Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) fell back slightly, but successfully remained the largest party in Slovakia: over three times as large as second-placed Common Choice
Common Choice
Common Choice was a election union in Slovakia from 1994-1997.Members were the post-communist Party of the Democratic Left , the Social Democratic Party of Slovakia , the minor Farmers movement, the Slovak Green Party and one/two other minor partys.The SDSS did not get into the Slovak...
, a left-wing alliance, which also lost seats. After the election, the HZDS formed a left-wing nationalist
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism...
coalition with the Union of the Workers of Slovakia
Union of the Workers of Slovakia
-History:The ZRS split from the Party of the Democratic Left in 1994. In the Slovak parliamentary election in 1994 the party gained 7,34 % of the votes an 13 seats in parliament. Although calling themselves "agrarian-left" the deputies entered the coalition of the gaullist-christ democrat People's...
and the Slovak National Party.