Parliament Election - Slovak Republic 2012

 First time since the 1989 some political party in Slovakia has been able to achieve a majority in parliament. Direction-Social Democracy party and their chairman Robert Fico have been returned to power after early elections and results suggest that Smer-SD have captured 83 seats out of 150 available in the National Assembly. All the previous govering have suffered badly from this elections. Second finished Christian Democratic Movement party with gain of almost 9%, what is really poor percentage comparing the result of Smer-SD with 44,41%. Biggest disapointment in 2012 election’s was Slovak Democracy and Christian Union which dropped from about 15% in 2010 election to only 6,09% in 2012. SaS party known as Freedom and Solidarity also fall from 12% in 2010 to 5,88% two weeks ago.The other main surprise from the goverment electoral collapse was the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities because as a new party they achieved almost 8,6% and finished third. Slovak National party lost all their seats in parliament after they finished below the neccesary 5% threshold.
            Slovak Republic now will face an intresting few years with one flag goverment of Smer-SD. They have been elected on platform of tax increase for companies and the wealthy, which will be used mainly to maintain an EU-mandated deficit target of 3% of GDP in 2013. Fico has also promised to support the EU's efforts to protect the euro. First time since the 1989 some political party in Slovakia has been able to achieve a majority in parliament. Direction-Social Democracy party and their chairman Robert Fico have been returned to power after early elections and results suggest that Smer-SD have captured 83 seats out of 150 available in the National Assembly.

Juraj P.