Slovak presidential election, 1999
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The 1999 presidential election was held in Slovakia
on May 15 (first round) and May 29 (second round) 1999. In the second round, Rudolf Schuster
was elected President of Slovakia
.
This has been the first direct presidential election ever in Slovakia. Presidents were elected by the parliament before 1999.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
on May 15 (first round) and May 29 (second round) 1999. In the second round, Rudolf Schuster
Rudolf Schuster
Rudolf Schuster was the second President of Slovakia . He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. Schuster was defeated in the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he ran as an independent...
was elected President of Slovakia
President of Slovakia
The President of Slovakia is the head of state of Slovakia. The President is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute...
.
This has been the first direct presidential election ever in Slovakia. Presidents were elected by the parliament before 1999.
Results of 1st round
- Participation: 73.89%
- Registered voters: 4 038 899
- Valid votes: 3 948 402
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster was the second President of Slovakia . He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. Schuster was defeated in the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he ran as an independent... |
1,396,950 | 47.37 |
| Vladimír Mečiar Vladimír Meciar Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia... |
1,097,956 | 37.23 |
| Magdaléna Vášáryová Magdaléna Vášáryová Magdaléna Vášáryová , is a Slovak actress and diplomat, prominent for her liberal anti-nationalist stances. In 1971 she completed her studies at Comenius University in Bratislava. Until 1989 she acted in several Slovak theatres, including Slovak National Theatre and in numerous movies... |
194,635 | 6.6 |
| Ivan Mjartan | 105,903 | 3.59 |
| Ján Slota Ján Slota Ján Slota is the co-founder and President of the Slovak National Party, an extremist nationalist party. Slota as the leader of SNS entered into a coalition with Robert Fico's Smer in 2006... |
73,836 | 2.5 |
| Boris Zala Boris Zala Boris Zala is a Slovak social democratic politician, a member of Slovak parliamentand the current Chairman of the parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee... |
29 697 | 1.0 |
| Juraj Švec | 24,077 | 0.81 |
| Juraj Lazarčík | 15,386 | 0.52 |
| Ján Demikát | 4,537 | 0.15 |
| Michal Kováč Michal Kovác Michal Kováč was a Slovak politician in the early 1990s and the first President of Slovakia after the creation of that state from 1993 to 1998.... |
5,425 | 0.18 (but he withdrew his candid.) |
Results of 2nd round
- Participation: 75.45%
- Registered voters: 4 038 899
- Valid votes: 3 021 123
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster Rudolf Schuster was the second President of Slovakia . He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. Schuster was defeated in the presidential elections of April 2004, in which he ran as an independent... |
1,727,481 | 57.18 |
| Vladimír Mečiar Vladimír Meciar Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994, and from 1994 to 1998. He is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia... |
1,293,642 | 42.81 |