The 1993 Slovak presidential elections were held between 26 January and 15 February 1993. Michal Kováč was elected as the first president of Slovakia and became the only Slovak president elected by Parliament.[1][2] A candidate needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.
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Results
editFirst Ballot
edit| Candidate | Party | First round (26 January) |
Second round (27 January) | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Michal Kováč | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 69 | 48.25 | 78 | 71.56 |
| Milan Ftáčnik | Party of the Democratic Left | 30 | 20.97 | 31 | 28.44 |
| Anton Neuwirth | Christian Democratic Movement | 27 | 18.88 | ||
| Jozef Prokeš | Slovak National Party | 17 | 11.88 | ||
| Total | 143 | 100 | 109 | 100 | |
Second Ballot
edit| 15 February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Michal Kováč | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 106 | 73.1 |
| Against | 19 | 13.1 | |
| Blank ballots | 20 | 13.8 | |
| Total | 106 | 100 | |
References
edit- ^ "Prehľad výsledkov prezidentských volieb od roku 1993". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Jancura, Vladimír (15 February 2013). "Prvý prezident mohol byť len Kováč". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 August 2016.