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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Predicate Object
instanceOf national election
parliamentary election
afterPartyOfPrimeMinister Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
beforePartyOfPrimeMinister Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
surface form: 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 Slovak Direction – Social Democracy
surface form: 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 1998 Slovak parliamentary election
surface form: 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
surface form: Christian Democratic Movement: 15

Direction – Social Democracy: 25
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia: 36
Party of the Hungarian Coalition
surface form: Party of the Hungarian Coalition: 20

Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
surface form: Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party: 28

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Slovak parliamentary election 2006 previousElection Slovak parliamentary election 2002