2024 Slovak presidential election
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Presidential elections will be held in Slovakia in March and April 2024. The first round will be held on 23 March and if no candidate receives more than half of the votes, the second run featuring two candidates with the highest support will take place on 6 April.[1][2]
Incumbent president Zuzana Čaputová announced in June 2023 that she would not run for a second term.[3]
Electoral system[edit]
The President of Slovakia is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gains a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top-two candidates.[4]
Candidates[edit]
Eligibility[edit]
Slovak citizens not sentenced for an intentional crime aged 40 or more are eligible to run for the office of president.[5]
Each candidacy has to be supported by either 15 Members of the National Council of Slovakia or signatures of 15,000 citizens of Slovakia to be admissible. Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria had until midnight 30 January 2024 to formally confirm their candidacy.
Official Candidates[edit]
| Name | Born | Public Office Experience | Affiliation and endorsement | Alma mater and profession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrej Danko |
12 August 1974 (age 49) Revúca |
Deputy Speaker of the National Council (2023–present) Member of the National Council (2016–2020,2023–present) Speaker of the National Council (2016–2020) |
Affiliation: Slovak National Party | Comenius University lawyer |
| Patrik Dubovský | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Affiliation: For the People Endorsement: Slovakia, Christian Union |
Comenius University historian | |
| Krisztián Forró | 31 January 1976 (age 48) Veľká Mača |
Affiliation: Hungarian Alliance | Edutus University businessman | |
 Štefan Harabin |
4 May 1957 (age 66) Ľubica |
Chairman of the Supreme Court (1998–2003, 2009–2014) Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2009) Minister of Justice (2006–2009) |
Affiliation: Independent | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University judge |
.jpg) Ivan Korčok |
4 April 1964 (age 59) Banská Bystrica |
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2020–2022) Slovak Ambassador to the United States (2018–2020) State Secretary of Foreign and European Affairs (2002–2005, 2015–2018) Slovak Ambassador to the European Union (2009–2015) Slovak Ambassador to Germany (2005–2009) |
Affiliation: Independent Endorsement: Progressive Slovakia, Christian Democratic Movement, Freedom and Solidarity |
University of Economics in Bratislava, Comenius University diplomat |
_portrait.jpg) Marian Kotleba |
7 April 1977 (age 46) Banská Bystrica |
Member of the National Council (2016–2022) Governor of the Banská Bystrica Region (2013–2017) |
Affiliation: Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia | Matej Bel University teacher |
 Ján Kubiš |
12 November 1952 (age 71) Bratislava |
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009) Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (1999–2005) Slovak Ambassador to the United Nations, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other international organizations in Geneva (1993–1994) |
Affiliation: Independent | Moscow State Institute of International Relations diplomat |
.jpg) Igor Matovič |
11 May 1973 (age 50) Trnava |
Member of the National Council (2010–2020, 2022–present) Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia (2021–2022) Minister of Finance (2021–2022) Prime Minister of Slovakia (2020–2021) |
Affiliation: Slovakia Endorsement: Christian Union, For the People |
Comenius University businessman |
| Milan Náhlik | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Affiliation: Independent | police officer | |
.jpg) Peter Pellegrini |
6 October 1975 (age 48) Banská Bystrica |
Speaker of the National Council (2014–2016, 2023–present) Member of the National Council (2006–2012, 2014–2016, 2020–present) Deputy Speaker of the National Council (2020) Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020) Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investment and Informatization (2016–2018) Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport (2014) State Secretary of Finance (2012–2014) |
Affiliation: Voice – Social Democracy Endorsement: Direction – Social Democracy |
Matej Bel University, Technical University of Košice self-employed |
| Róbert Švec | 21 August 1976 (age 47) |
Affiliation: Slovak Revival Movement | University of Trnava political scientist |
Disqualified[edit]
- Marta Čurajová, lecturer, judicial reform advocate. Launched the campaign on 19 December 2023 as an independent candidate.[6]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Ján Drgonec, former justice of the Supreme Court, former MP for ANO. Announced candidacy in March 2023.[7] Collection of required 15-thousand signatures was in progress as of November 2023.[8] In January 2024 he stopped the signature collection.[9]
- Beáta Janočková, civil and parental rights activist. Announced candidacy as an independent candidate on 13 November 2023, initiating the collection of 15-thousand signatures to support her candidacy.[10]
- Miroslav Radačovský
Opinion polls[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also supported by Direction – Social Democracy
- ^ Supported by Progressive Slovakia, Freedom and Solidarity, Christian Democratic Movement, Democrats, Civic Conservative Party, Blues – European Slovakia and Bridge 2023
- ^ Supported by the Christian Union and For the People
References[edit]
- ^ "News digest: March date set for the presidential elections". spectator.sme.sk. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "The Election of the President of the Slovak Republic 2024". volbysr.sk. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Reakcie na rozhodnutie prezidentky / Pavel vyjadril Čaputovej uznanie, Kiska cíti smútok a Smer ju kritizuje". Postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Slovak Republic: Election for president IFES Election Guide
- ^ "Prezidentské voľby: Kto môže kandidovať na prezidenta?". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ ""Nezávislá, apolitická a národná kandidátka." O post prezidenta má záujem aj Čurajová". Pravda (in Slovak). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Záujem kandidovať za prezidenta po Štefanovi Harabinovi ohlásil aj bývalý ústavný sudca Ján Drgonec". Denník N. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Belej Majerčínová, Adriána (9 November 2023). "Začal sa boj o Prezidentský palác. Kto nahradí Čaputovú? Favoritmi sú Pellegrini a Korčok, kandiduje aj Drgonec". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Ústavný právnik Drgonec si to rozmysel. O palác nezabojuje: Polovica kandidátov je urážkou národa". Pravda Slovakia (in Slovak). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Prezidentskú kandidatúru ohlásila aktivistka Beáta Janočková". Konzervatívny denník Postoj (in Slovak). TASR. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
