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06BRATISLAVA491
2006-06-18 12:05:00
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Embassy Bratislava
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS
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SUBJECT: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS
UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000491
SIPDIS
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM PINR LO
SUBJECT: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS
1. June 17 elections in Slovakia elected six parties to
parliament with a 55 percent voter turnout. Preliminary
results were published early the morning of June 18.
Official results (which will include tallies of preferential
votes for individual candidates on each party's list) will
be announced around 1800 on June 18. The parties that
succeeded, with the percentage of the vote they received,
are:
Smer ("Direction) - 29.14
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU) - 18.36
Slovak National Party (SNS) - 11.73
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK) - 11.69
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) - 8.79
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) - 8.31
2. The 150 seats in parliament will be divided as follows:
Smer - 50
SDKU - 31
SNS - 20
SMK - 20
HZDS - 15
KDH - 14
3. Mathematically, this result suggests several possible
coalitions. The only certainty is that SNS and SMK will not
be in a coalition together. It is likewise highly
improbable that Smer and SDKU could be in a coalition
together, due to conflicts both of program and personality.
Fico told media 6/18 that Smer would not like to form a
coalition with "rightist" parties, and would probably turn
to both coalition and opposition parties from the last
electoral term.
Smer/SNS/HZDS - 85
SDKU/SMK/KDH - 65
SDKU/SMK/KDH/HZDS - 80
Smer/SNS - 70
Smer/KDH/SNS - 85
SDKU/HZDS/SMK - 65
Smer/SMK/KDH - 84
SDKU/SNS/HZDS - 66
Smer/SDKU - 81
SNS/SMK/KDH/HZDS - 69
4. President Gasparovic told media 6/18 that he will meet on
6/19 with Fico and the chairmen of other parties to hear
their visions of possible governing coalitions. After this
series of meetings he will empower one of them to form the
next government. Gasparovic also said he expects continuity
in Slovakia's foreign policy, even if SNS is part of the
future coalition.
5. Embassy Bratislava's public messages will congratulate
the Slovak people on exercising their democratic rights in
the free and fair election, congratulate the parties that
won seats in parliament, and state that we look forward to
working with the coalition government that results.
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM PINR LO
SUBJECT: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS
1. June 17 elections in Slovakia elected six parties to
parliament with a 55 percent voter turnout. Preliminary
results were published early the morning of June 18.
Official results (which will include tallies of preferential
votes for individual candidates on each party's list) will
be announced around 1800 on June 18. The parties that
succeeded, with the percentage of the vote they received,
are:
Smer ("Direction) - 29.14
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU) - 18.36
Slovak National Party (SNS) - 11.73
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK) - 11.69
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) - 8.79
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) - 8.31
2. The 150 seats in parliament will be divided as follows:
Smer - 50
SDKU - 31
SNS - 20
SMK - 20
HZDS - 15
KDH - 14
3. Mathematically, this result suggests several possible
coalitions. The only certainty is that SNS and SMK will not
be in a coalition together. It is likewise highly
improbable that Smer and SDKU could be in a coalition
together, due to conflicts both of program and personality.
Fico told media 6/18 that Smer would not like to form a
coalition with "rightist" parties, and would probably turn
to both coalition and opposition parties from the last
electoral term.
Smer/SNS/HZDS - 85
SDKU/SMK/KDH - 65
SDKU/SMK/KDH/HZDS - 80
Smer/SNS - 70
Smer/KDH/SNS - 85
SDKU/HZDS/SMK - 65
Smer/SMK/KDH - 84
SDKU/SNS/HZDS - 66
Smer/SDKU - 81
SNS/SMK/KDH/HZDS - 69
4. President Gasparovic told media 6/18 that he will meet on
6/19 with Fico and the chairmen of other parties to hear
their visions of possible governing coalitions. After this
series of meetings he will empower one of them to form the
next government. Gasparovic also said he expects continuity
in Slovakia's foreign policy, even if SNS is part of the
future coalition.
5. Embassy Bratislava's public messages will congratulate
the Slovak people on exercising their democratic rights in
the free and fair election, congratulate the parties that
won seats in parliament, and state that we look forward to
working with the coalition government that results.