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Next Slovak presidential election

Presidential elections will be held in Slovakia no later than April 2024 according to the Constitution of Slovakia. The first round of the last presidential election was held on 16 March 2019, so the next election is expected to be held on 17 March 2024.[1] It may, however, be held earlier under exceptional circumstances such as the resignation or death of the President.

The incumbent president Zuzana Čaputová is eligible to run for another term. No candidates have yet officially announced their candidacy.

Electoral system[edit]

The President of Slovakia is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gains a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top-two candidates.[1]

Candidates[edit]

Announced[edit]

No candidates have yet officially announced their candidacy.

Speculative[edit]

  • Zuzana Čaputová, incumbent President. She has not ruled out her candidacy for re-election.[2]
  • Robert Fico, incumbent leader and MP of SMER–SD, former Prime Minister and 2014 presidential candidate. He has not ruled out his second presidential candidacy. He is considered the strongest potential candidate of his party.[3]
  • Štefan Harabin, former judge, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Slovakia, former Minister of Justice of Slovakia and 2019 presidential candidate. He claimed his intention to run in the election upon his arrest for “approval of Russia’s attack on Ukraine” in May 2022,[4] and confirmed his intention in February 2023.[5]
  • Martin Jakubec, businessman, singer, TV presenter and producer. He announced his presidential candidacy in the 2019 election, but failed to meet the minimal age requirement.[6] He ran in the 2022 Slovak local elections as a candidate of People’s Party Our Slovakia for the Mayor of Bratislava, receiving 1.39%.[7] In March 2020, he announced on his Facebook profile that he will run for the 2024 presidential election, but it remains unclear whether he has started collecting the 15,000 citizen or 15 MP signatures.[8]
  • Robert Mistrík, researcher, entrepreneur and co-founder of SaS. He ran in the previous presidential election, but later withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Zuzana Čaputová.[9]
  • Peter Weiss, diplomat, former leader of the SDĽ and former ambassador to the Czech Republic and Hungary. He is rumoured to be the candidate of HLAS–SD.[10]
  • Maroš Žilinka, incumbent Prosecutor General of Slovakia. Although he denies the claims that he will run in the election,[11] some journalists, politologists and politicians, including the Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď, still speculate about Žilinka’s candidacy.[12][13]

Opinion polls[edit]

First round[edit]

Others[edit]

Polling
firm 		Fieldwork
date 		Sample
size 		Question Answer Lead
Certainly
yes 		Probably
yes 		Probably
no 		Certainly
no
AKO[16] 20–23
Nov 2021 		1,000 Would you vote for Zuzana Čaputová
in the presidential election? 		44.9% 15.9% 8.4% 30.8% 14.1%
Polling
firm 		Fieldwork
date 		Sample
size 		Question Answer Lead
Certainly
yes 		Maybe Certainly
no 		Don’t know
Focus[17] 25–31
May 2022 		1,008 Would you vote for Zuzana Čaputová
in the presidential election? 		15% 31% 46% 8% 15%

References[edit]

  1. ^ Slovak Republic: Election for president IFES Election Guide
  2. ^ “Zuzana Čaputová nevylúčila, že bude v roku”. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ Pataj, Roman (3 January 2022). “O ideálnom scenári pre Fica a o dôvode, pre ktorý ide po Čaputovej”. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ “Harabin ako prvý ohlasuje kandidatúru na prezidenta. Útočí na všetkých, môže oslabiť kandidáta Smeru”. Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ^ “Harabin potvrdil, že chce opäť kandidovať na prezidenta. Začína so zberom podpisov”. Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ “Martin Jakubec zavádza keď tvrdí, že kandiduje na prezidenta”. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ^ “Výsledky hlasovania podľa obcí” (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ^ “Martin Jakubec”. facebook.com (in Slovak). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ Kekelák, Lukáš. “Robert Mistrík / Prezidentke chýba líderstvo. Svojím pôsobením dláždi do paláca cestu antisystému”. postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ^ “Čo sa stane v roku 2023 (predpovede Denníka N)”. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. ^ “Žilinka prehovoril o údajnej kandidatúre za prezidenta a ruskej propagande”. pravda.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. ^ “Žilinka kandidátom na prezidenta? Podľa politológa si zrejme niektoré strany túto ideu osvoja”. webnoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ^ Marcišiak, Marcel. “Maroš Žilinka by už onedlho nemusel byť generálnym prokurátorom. A to z vlastnej vôle”. tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  14. ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (14 March 2023). “Čaputová má šancu na znovuzvolenie, určite by ju volilo 30 % ľudí. Žilinka má podporu ako Harabin (prieskum Ipsosu)”. Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ^ Mikušovič, Dušan (5 March 2023). “Čaputovú by chcelo za prezidentku 18 percent ľudí, s odstupom nasledujú Pellegrini a Fico”. Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  16. ^ “Exkluzívny prieskum pre HN: Čaputová by voľby vyhrala aj dnes. Jedna otázka odhalila jej slabinu”. slovensko.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  17. ^ “Prieskum: Čaputovú by za prezidentku nevolila takmer polovica opýtaných”. domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 June 2022.