Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 5 March 2016 to elect the 150 members of the National Council. The ruling left-wing populist Direction – Social Democracy party remained the strongest
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Richard Sulík 2011
Igor Matovič after an interview
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Robert Fico is a Slovak politician and lawyer, who has served as the prime minister of Slovakia since 2023. Fico holds the distinction as the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history. H
2016 Slovak parliamentary election
…March 2016 All 150 seats in the National Council 76 seats needed for a majority Turnout 59.38% ( 0.48 pp) First party Second party Third party Leader Robert Fico Richard Sulík Igor Matovič Party Smer–SD SaS OĽaNO–NOVA Last election 83 seats, 44.4% 11 seats, 5.9% 16 seats, 8.6% Seats won 49 21 19 Seat change 34…
Fico in 2025
Fico with Serbian prime minister Mirko Cvetkovic, during official visit of Serbia, October 2008
Fico with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, April 2010
Decoration at the building of National Bank of Slovakia in September 2008, ahead of Slovakia's adoption of the euro