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The 2022 Slovak regional elections were held on 29 October 2022. [1] For the first time, local elections took place simultaneously. [2]
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The 2022 Slovak regional elections were held on 29 October 2022. [1] For the first time, local elections took place simultaneously. [2]
The Hungarian Alliance candidates received the most votes of any party in the country, more than half a million. [3] The Alliance party also has the largest factions in the county councils of the Trnava and Nitra regions. [4]
The following tables summarize the elected deputies by their party affiliation (also with coalitions).
| Parties and coalitions | 2022 Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number | ||
| Independent | 159 | |
| Freedom and Solidarity | 81 | |
| Alliance | 70 | |
| Christian Democratic Movement | 62 | |
| Voice | 60 | |
| We Are Family | 55 | |
| Direction | 50 | |
| For the People | 39 | |
| Progressive Slovakia | 38 | |
| Together | 36 | |
| Civic Conservative Party | 35 | |
| Chance | 31 | |
| Civic Democrats of Slovakia | 31 | |
| Slovak National Party | 30 | |
| Team Bratislava | 27 | |
| Democratic Party | 18 | |
| Good Choice and Moderates | 17 | |
| Team Region Nitra | 14 | |
| OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ | 13 | |
| Mayors and Independent Candidates | 10 | |
| I am Slovakia | 6 | |
| Republic | 2 | |
| Team Ružinov | 2 | |
| Dawn | 1 | |
| Home | 1 | |
| National Coalition | 1 | |
| Let's Try it Differently | 1 | |
| Total | 890 | |
The following tables summarize the elected governors by their party orientation (in notes are also their parties).
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Parties | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branislav Becík | 58 765 | 27.49 | |||||||
| Independents | 9 | ||||||||
| Voice | 3 | ||||||||
| We Are Family | 2 | ||||||||
| NK/NEKA | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 14 | ||||||||
| Milan Belica | 46 710 | 21.85 | |||||||
| Direction | 3 | ||||||||
| Slovak National Party | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | ||||||||
| Tibor Csenger | 35 604 | 16.65 | |||||||
| Alliance | 18 | ||||||||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Jozef Viskupič (Centre-right [lower-alpha 1] ) | 38.56 | 69 743 | |
| József Berényi (Hungarian minority [lower-alpha 2] ) | 21.04 | 38 056 | |
| Martin Červenka (Centre-left [lower-alpha 3] ) | 16.12 | 29 157 | |
| Zdenko Čambal (Nationalist [lower-alpha 4] ) | 11.84 | 21 426 | |
| Martin Beluský (Far-right [lower-alpha 5] ) | 4.50 | 8 145 | |
| Others | 7.59 | 14 307 | |
| Total | 180 834 | ||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Jaroslav Baška (Nationalist [lower-alpha 1] ) | 67.25 | 131 705 | |
| Peter Máťoš (Centre-right [lower-alpha 2] ) | 16.61 | 32 547 | |
| Adrián Mikuš (Independent) | 8.33 | 16 317 | |
| Others | 7.78 | 15 268 | |
| Total | 195 837 | ||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Branislav Becík (Nationalist [lower-alpha 1] ) | 27.49 | 58 765 | |
| Milan Belica (Nationalist [lower-alpha 2] ) | 21.85 | 46 710 | |
| Tibor Csenger (Hungarian minority [lower-alpha 3] ) | 16.65 | 35 604 | |
| Martina Holečková (Centre-right [lower-alpha 4] ) | 15.65 | 33 467 | |
| Lukáš Kyselica (Centre-right [lower-alpha 5] ) | 5.09 | 10 897 | |
| Martin Kusenda (Independent) | 4.27 | 9 130 | |
| Others | 8.94 | 19 141 | |
| Total | 213 714 | ||
| Parties and coalitions | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | |||
| Branislav Becík (Nationalist [lower-alpha 1] )|aspan=2 | |||
| Milan Belica (Nationalist [lower-alpha 2] ) | |||
| Tibor Csenger (Hungarian minority [lower-alpha 3] ) | |||
| Martina Holečková (Centre-right [lower-alpha 4] ) | |||
| Lukáš Kyselica (Centre-right [lower-alpha 5] ) | |||
| Martin Kusenda (Independent) | |||
| Others | |||
| Total | 213 714 | ||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Erika Jurinová (Centre-right [lower-alpha 1] ) | 32.04 | 80 049 | |
| Igor Choma (Centre-left [lower-alpha 2] ) | 22.24 | 55 571 | |
| Igor Janckulík (Centre-right [lower-alpha 3] ) | 21.18 | 52 914 | |
| Peter Slyško (Centre-left [lower-alpha 4] ) | 7.03 | 17 564 | |
| Katarína Boková (Far-right [lower-alpha 5] ) | 4.45 | 11 131 | |
| Marián Murín (Independent) | 3.94 | 9 852 | |
| Others | 9.09 | 22 749 | |
| Total | 249 830 | ||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Ondrej Lunter (Centre [lower-alpha 1] ) | 47.53 | 96 438 | |
| Adrian Polóny (Nationalist [lower-alpha 2] ) | 15.00 | 30 436 | |
| Rudolf Huliak (Far-right [lower-alpha 3] ) | 11.45 | 23 236 | |
| Miroslav Suja (Far-right [lower-alpha 4] ) | 9.42 | 19 130 | |
| Marek Kotleba (Far-right [lower-alpha 5] ) | 7.10 | 14 417 | |
| Michal Albert (Far-left [lower-alpha 6] ) | 3.50 | 7 102 | |
| Others | 5.96 | 12 120 | |
| Total | 202 879 | ||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Milan Majerský (Centre-right [lower-alpha 1] ) | 42.01 | 111 343 | |
| Michal Kaliňák (Nationalist [lower-alpha 2] ) | 31.39 | 83 205 | |
| Milan Mazurek (Far-right [lower-alpha 3] ) | 10.88 | 28 834 | |
| Ján Bync (Independent) | 4.49 | 11 921 | |
| Michal Biganič (Independent) | 3.25 | 8 634 | |
| Others | 7.93 | 21 075 | |
| Total | 195 837 | ||
| Coalitions and parties | Deputies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice and others | Voice and Independents | 19 | |||
| Direction | 1 | ||||
| Alliance | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Movement and others | Christian Democratic Movement | 15 | |||
| Freedom and Solidarity | 1 | ||||
| For the People | 1 | ||||
| We Are Family | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | ||||
| Group of independent deputies | 8 | ||||
| Together for region | 8 | ||||
| Mayors and Independets | 2 | ||||
| Republic | 1 | ||||
| Chance and others | Chance | 1 | |||
| Progressive Slovakia | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Party | 0 | ||||
| Civic Democrats of Slovakia | 0 | ||||
| Together | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | ||||
| Candidates | 2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Votes | ||
| Rastislav Trnka (Centre-right [lower-alpha 1] ) | 51.31 | 110 362 | |
| Viliam Zahorčák (Nationalist [lower-alpha 2] ) | 15.01 | 32 287 | |
| Róbert Suja (Centre-left [lower-alpha 3] ) | 6.99 | 15 040 | |
| Juraj Sinay (Independent) | 6.80 | 14 631 | |
| Erik Ňarjaš (Centre-right [lower-alpha 4] ) | 5.54 | 11 927 | |
| Monika Sofiya Soročinová (Independent) | 4.71 | 10 137 | |
| Others | 9.59 | 20 697 | |
| Total | 195 837 | ||
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A független jelöltekre leadott csaknem 2 millió szavazat mellett a második helyen a Szövetségre leadott több mint félmillió(!) szavazat áll[Behind the almost 2 million votes cast for independent candidates, the Alliance came second with more than half a million (!) votes]
Nagyszombat és Nyitra megyében is a Szövetség adja a legnagyobb frakciót.[The Alliance has the largest factions in both the Trnava and Nitra regions.]
