Slovak regional elections, 2009
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Elections were held in Slovakia
's eight self-governing regions
on 14 November 2009.
Six of the regional presidencies were won by centre-left
Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), with one being won by Smer's national conservative
allies, the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS-HZDS). Bratislava
was won by the centre-right
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party, having previously been held by ĽS-HZDS-backed Vladimír Bajan
Nine further parties won one seat each.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
's eight self-governing regions
Regions of Slovakia
Since 1949 , Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje . Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are currently eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of okresy...
on 14 November 2009.
Six of the regional presidencies were won by centre-left
Centre-left
Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), with one being won by Smer's national conservative
National conservatism
National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism as well as upholding cultural and ethnic identity, while not being outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right...
allies, the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS-HZDS). Bratislava
Bratislava Region
The Bratislava Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia.-Geography:...
was won by the centre-right
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party, having previously been held by ĽS-HZDS-backed Vladimír Bajan
Presidencies
| Region | Winner | Party | Endorsing parties | |
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| Bratislava Bratislava Region The Bratislava Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia.-Geography:... |
Pavol Frešo | SDKÚ-DS | KDH Christian Democratic Movement The Christian Democratic Movement is a political party in Slovakia.It is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on 7 February 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the... , SMK Party of the Hungarian Coalition The Party of the Hungarian Coalition, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja, is a political party in Slovakia, for the ethnic Hungarian minority... , OKS Civic Conservative Party The Civic Conservative Party , abbreviated to OKS, is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Slovakia. It has four seats in the National Council, which it won in an electoral alliance with Most–Híd at the 2010 election, and the party's four MPs sit in the Most–Híd parliamentary... , SaS Freedom and Solidarity Freedom and Solidarity , abbreviated to SaS, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Slovakia. The party was established in 2009 and is led by its founder, the economist Richard Sulík, who designed Slovakia's flat tax system... |
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| Trnava Trnava Region The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south... |
Tibor Mikuš | Smer | ND New Democracy (Slovakia) The New Democracy , abbreviated to ND , is a political party in Slovakia, currently out of the parliament. It split out from the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia and its current leader is Tibor Mikuš, chairman of the Trnava self-governing region. It was registered at Interior... , SNS, SZ Green Party (Slovakia) The Green Party is an ecologist political party in Slovakia without parliamentary representation.From 1994 to 1997 the Green Party was part of the union Common Choice.- External links :*... |
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| Trenčín Trencín Region The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas... |
Pavol Sedláček | ĽS-HZDS | Smer, SNS | |
| Nitra Nitra Region The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the... |
Milan Belica | Smer | SDKÚ-DS, KDH Christian Democratic Movement The Christian Democratic Movement is a political party in Slovakia.It is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on 7 February 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the... |
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| Žilina Žilina Region The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians... |
Juraj Blanár | Smer | SNS, ĽS-HZDS, SZ Green Party (Slovakia) The Green Party is an ecologist political party in Slovakia without parliamentary representation.From 1994 to 1997 the Green Party was part of the union Common Choice.- External links :*... , SF Free Forum The Free Forum is a political party in Slovakia, founded in 2004 by dissident parliamentarians from the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union . Zuzana Martináková is the leader of the party.... |
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| Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras... |
Vladimír Maňka Vladimír Manka Vladimír Maňka is a Slovak politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Direction,part of the Socialist Group and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.He is a substitute for the... |
Smer | ĽS-HZDS | |
| Prešov Prešov Region The Prešov Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 13 districts.-Geography:It is located in north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has diverse types of landscapes occurring in Slovakia, but mostly highlands and hilly lands dominate the... |
Peter Chudík | Smer | ĽS-HZDS, HZD Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) The Movement for Democracy is a political party in Slovakia split from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia in 2002. The first leader of the party was Ivan Gašparovič, the current president of Slovakia... , SZS |
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| Košice Košice Region The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²... |
Zdenko Trebuľa Zdenko Trebula JUDr. Zdenko Trebuľa is the President of the Košice Self-governing Region .He is a former lawyer, attorney and the mayor of the town of Košice. He is married with two children.... |
Smer | SMK Party of the Hungarian Coalition The Party of the Hungarian Coalition, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja, is a political party in Slovakia, for the ethnic Hungarian minority... , ĽS-HZDS, SF Free Forum The Free Forum is a political party in Slovakia, founded in 2004 by dissident parliamentarians from the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union . Zuzana Martináková is the leader of the party.... , HZD Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) The Movement for Democracy is a political party in Slovakia split from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia in 2002. The first leader of the party was Ivan Gašparovič, the current president of Slovakia... , SOS, Most–Híd Most–Híd Most–Híd is a centre-right political party in Slovakia. Its programme calls for greater cooperation between the country's Hungarian minority and ethnic Slovaks... , Liga |
Councils
| Party | Bratislava Bratislava Region The Bratislava Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia.-Geography:... |
Trnava Trnava Region The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south... |
Trenčín Trencín Region The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas... |
Nitra Nitra Region The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the... |
Žilina Žilina Region The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians... |
Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras... |
Prešov Prešov Region The Prešov Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 13 districts.-Geography:It is located in north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has diverse types of landscapes occurring in Slovakia, but mostly highlands and hilly lands dominate the... |
Košice Košice Region The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²... |
Total | % | |
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| Smer | 13 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 135 | 33.1 | |
| SDKÚ-DS | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 14.0 | |
| KDH Christian Democratic Movement The Christian Democratic Movement is a political party in Slovakia.It is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on 7 February 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the... |
8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | – | 51 | 12.5 | |
| SMK Party of the Hungarian Coalition The Party of the Hungarian Coalition, officially registered under the compound name Strana maďarskej koalície – Magyar Koalíció Pártja, is a political party in Slovakia, for the ethnic Hungarian minority... |
5 | 11 | – | 13 | – | 7 | – | 4 | 40 | 9.8 | |
| ĽS-HZDS | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.6 | |
| SNS | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 2.2 | |
| HZD Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) The Movement for Democracy is a political party in Slovakia split from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia in 2002. The first leader of the party was Ivan Gašparovič, the current president of Slovakia... |
– | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 1.0 | |
| OKS Civic Conservative Party The Civic Conservative Party , abbreviated to OKS, is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Slovakia. It has four seats in the National Council, which it won in an electoral alliance with Most–Híd at the 2010 election, and the party's four MPs sit in the Most–Híd parliamentary... |
3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Most–Híd Most–Híd Most–Híd is a centre-right political party in Slovakia. Its programme calls for greater cooperation between the country's Hungarian minority and ethnic Slovaks... |
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0.5 | |
| SF Free Forum The Free Forum is a political party in Slovakia, founded in 2004 by dissident parliamentarians from the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union . Zuzana Martináková is the leader of the party.... |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Other parties | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2.2 | |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 13.7 | |
| Total | 44 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 57 | 49 | 62 | 57 | 408 | 100 |
Nine further parties won one seat each.