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2009 Slovak presidential election

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2009 Slovak presidential election

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FieldValue
countrySlovakia
typepresidential
previous_election2004 Slovak presidential election
previous_year2004
next_election2014 Slovak presidential election
next_year2014
election_date21 March 2009 (first round)
4 April 2009 (second round)
turnout43.62% (first round) 4.32pp
51.65% (second round) 8.15pp
image1Ivan Gašparovič (cropped) Election infobox.jpg
nominee1Ivan Gašparovič
party1Independent
popular_vote11,234,787
percentage155.53%
colour1
image2Prime Minister Iveta Radičová (cropped).jpg
nominee2Iveta Radičová
party2Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
popular_vote2988,808
percentage244.47%
map_image{{Switcher
default2
titlePresident
before_electionIvan Gašparovič
before_partyIndependent politician
after_electionIvan Gašparovič
after_partyIndependent politician

4 April 2009 (second round) 51.65% (second round) 8.15pp

|[[File:2009 Slovak presidential election - First Round Vote Strength.svg|300px]] |First round results by district |[[File:2009 Slovak presidential election - Second Round Vote Strength.svg|300px]] |Second round results by district

Presidential elections were held in Slovakia in March and April 2009, the country's third direct presidential elections. After no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round on 21 March, the second round on 4 April saw Ivan Gašparovič become the first Slovak president to be re-elected, defeating opposition candidate Iveta Radičová by 56% to 44%.

Candidates

There were seven candidates for the first round, which was held on 21 March:

  • Ivan Gašparovič: incumbent president, supported by governing parties Direction – Social Democracy and Slovak National Party, and extra-parliamentary Movement for Democracy
  • Iveta Radičová: candidate of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party, supported by the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement and Civic Conservative Party
  • František Mikloško: candidate of the Conservative Democrats of Slovakia
  • Zuzana Martináková: candidate of the Free Forum
  • : independent candidate supported by the governing People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
  • : independent candidate supported by the Communist Party of Slovakia
  • Dagmara Bollová: independent candidate, former member of the Communist Party of Slovakia

Gašparovič and Radičová advanced to the second round, winning 46.7% and 38.1% of the first round votes, respectively. Slovak women tended to be more supportive of Radičová.

In the second round of elections, held on 4 April, Gašparovič received 1,234,787 votes (55.5%), winning election. Radičová received 44.5% of the vote. After the election, Gašparovič said, "I am glad I can be standing here today with the prime minister and the speaker of the parliament ... The [election] is the most direct evidence that people trust us."

Results

First round results by municipality

Voter turnout was 44% in the first round and 52% in the second round. Voter turnout among women slightly increased in both the first and second rounds of the election, which was attributed to Radičová's candidacy.

By region

First round

RegionGašparovičRadičováMikloškoMartinákováMelníkBollováSidorDirection – Slovak Social Democracy}};"Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party}}
Bratislava Region33.2152.606.754.741.620.840.56
Trnava Region37.8049.904.734.081.641.280.57
Trenčín Region57.2326.174.595.983.381.441.21
Nitra Region43.2945.243.704.231.920.910.72
Žilina Region56.2226.106.755.533.151.231.02
Banská Bystrica Region51.0935.803.185.222.231.231.23
Prešov Region52.5227.158.555.752.751.202.09
Košice Region42.2641.975.005.372.921.061.43
Total in Slovakia46.7138.055.415.122.451.131.11
Cities42.2042.545.615.352.111.091.06
Villages52.2832.495.164.822.861.191.16

Second round

RegionIvan GašparovičIveta RadičováDirection – Slovak Social Democracy}};"Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party}}
Bratislava Region38.8061.20
Trnava Region42.1757.89
Trenčín Region70.7629.24
Nitra Region46.0753.93
Žilina Region70.5229.48
Banská Bystrica Region59.3240.68
Prešov Region66.5433.46
Košice Region50.6949.31
Total in Slovakia55.5344.47
Cities50.7349.27
Villages61.2938.71

Notes

References

References

  1. (April 5, 2009). "Slovakia Re-Elects President in Runoff Ballot".
  2. "B92 - News - Politics - Slovak presidential hopefuls mull Kosovo".
  3. Zora Bútorová, Jarmila Filadelfiová & Oľga Gyarfášová, "Towards Gender Equality in Slovakia?" in ''Gendering Post-socialist Transition: Studies of Changing Gender Perspectives'' (eds. Krasimira Daskalova, Caroline Hornstein Tomić, Karl Kaser & Filip Radunović: [[LIT Verlag]], 2012), p. 269.
  4. (2009-04-05). "Slovak president wins re-election in a boost for PM". Reuters.
  5. Grigorij Mesežnikov, Miroslav Kollár & Michal Vašecka, "Slovakia" in ''Nations in Transit 2010: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia'' (ed. Lisa Mootz: Freedom House, 2010), pp. 483-84.
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