Slovak parliamentary election 2002

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The Slovak parliamentary election of 2002 was a national legislative vote that reshaped Slovakia’s political landscape by bringing pro-reform, center-right parties to power and influencing the country’s path toward European Union and NATO integration.

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instanceOf national election
parliamentary election
afterPartyOfPrimeMinister Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
beforePartyOfPrimeMinister Slovak Democratic and Christian Union
coalitionPartner Alliance of the New Citizen
Christian Democratic Movement
Party of the Hungarian Coalition
country Slovakia
electionType legislative
electoralDistrictStructure single nationwide constituency
electoralThreshold 5%
endDate 2002-09-21
influenced Slovakia’s accession to NATO
Slovakia’s accession to the European Union
keyIssue European Union integration
NATO membership
economic reforms
languageOfOfficialMaterials Slovak
leadingPartyInGovernmentCoalition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
legislativeBodyElected National Council of the Slovak Republic
location Slovakia
mainOutcome formation of a center-right coalition government
majorOppositionParty Direction – Social Democracy
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
nextElection Slovak parliamentary election 2006
numberOfSeatsContested 150
oversightBody State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties in Slovakia
partOf political history of Slovakia
politicalOrientationOfGovernment center-right
previousElection Slovak parliamentary election 1998
primeMinisterBeforeElection Mikuláš Dzurinda
resultedIn second government of Mikuláš Dzurinda
significance consolidation of pro-Western foreign policy orientation
strengthening of reformist parties in Slovakia
startDate 2002-09-20
timePeriod post-communist transition in Slovakia
totalSeatsInParliament 150
votingSystem proportional representation
wonSeats Alliance of the New Citizen: 15
Christian Democratic Movement: 15
Direction – Social Democracy: 25
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia: 36
Party of the Hungarian Coalition: 20
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party: 28

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Slovak parliamentary election 2006 previousElection Slovak parliamentary election 2002