1993 Slovak presidential election

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1993 Slovak Presidential election
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  Michal Kováč.jpg
Nominee Michal Kováč
Party HZDS
Electoral vote 106
Percentage 73%
Elected President

Michal Kováč

The 1993 Slovak presidential elections were held between 26 January and 15 February 1993. Michal Kováč was elected as the first president of Slovakia and became the only Slovak president elected by Parliament.[1][2] A candidate needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.

Results[]

First Ballot[]

Candidate Party First round
(26 January) 		Second round
(27 January)
Votes % Votes %
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 69 48.25 78 71.56
Milan Ftáčnik Party of the Democratic Left 30 20.97 31 28.44
Anton Neuwirth Christian Democratic Movement 27 18.88
Slovak National Party 17 11.88
Total 143 100 109 100

Second Ballot[]

15 February
Candidate Party Votes %
Michal Kováč Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 106 73.1
Against 19 13.1
Blank ballots 20 13.8
Total 106 100

References[]

  1. ^ "Prehľad výsledkov prezidentských volieb od roku 1993". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ Jancura, Vladimír (15 February 2013). "Prvý prezident mohol byť len Kováč". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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