Direction –Social Democracy,also commonly referred to as Smer,is a left-wing nationalist and left-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by the incumbent prime minister Robert Fico. The party identifies as social-democratic,and was described as a combination of "leftist economics and nationalist appeal".
The Slovak National Party is an ultranationalist political party in Slovakia. The party characterizes itself as a nationalist party based on both social and European Christian values.
Robert Fico is a Slovak politician who is currently serving as the prime minister of Slovakia since 2023. He previously served as prime minister from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018. He founded the political party Smer in 1999 and has led the party since. Fico holds a record as the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history,having served for over 10 years. First elected to Parliament in 1992,he was appointed the following year to the Czechoslovak delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe. Following his party's victory in the 2006 parliamentary election,he formed his first Cabinet. His political positions have been described as populist,left-wing and conservative.
Slovakia does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. However,there is some limited legal recognition for unregistered cohabiting same-sex couples,notably with regard to inheritance rights. The Constitution of Slovakia has limited marriage to opposite-sex couples since 2014,and bills to allow same-sex civil partnerships have been introduced several times,most recently in 2023,but have all been rejected.
Peter Žiga is a Slovak politician and businessman,a member of the National Council for Voice –Social Democracy (Hlas-SD),and previously Direction –Social Democracy (SMER-SD). He was formerly Minister of the Environment (2012–2016) and Minister of the Economy (2016–2020) of Slovakia.
Richard Raši is a Slovak physician and politician who served as Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Information. A member of the Voice –Social Democracy political party,Raši previously served as Mayor of the city of Košice. He also served from 3 June 2008 until 8 June 2010 as Minister of Health in the First cabinet of Robert Fico.
Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who is currently serving as the sixth president of Slovakia since 2024. He previously served as prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020.
Progressive Slovakia is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Slovakia established in 2017. The party is led by Michal Šimečka,a former Vice President of the European Parliament. It is a member of the Renew Europe group and is a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. PS has three MEPs:Michal Šimečka,Martin Hojsík,and Michal Wiezik;the latter left the EPP and Democrats to join PS.
Denisa Saková is a Slovak politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia and Minister of Economy in the Fourth cabinet of Robert Fico since 25 October 2023.
Voice –Social Democracy,also commonly referred to as Hlas,is a social democratic and populist political party in Slovakia. It was founded in 2020 by dissidents from Direction –Social Democracy (Smer) led by former prime minister Peter Pellegrini. In October 2022,it was admitted as an associate member of the Party of European Socialists (PES),although its membership was later suspended in October 2023.
Life –National Party,formerly known as Christian Democracy –Life and Prosperity –Alliance for Slovakia,is a far-right Christian political party in Slovakia.
Early parliamentary elections were held in the Slovak Republic on 30 September 2023 to elect members of the National Council. Regular elections were scheduled to be held in 2024. However,on 15 December 2022 the government lost a no-confidence vote. Subsequently,the National Council amended the Constitution so that an early election could be held on 30 September 2023. This was the first snap election in the country since 2012.
The Cabinet of Eduard Heger was the 12th government of Slovakia,led by Prime Minister Eduard Heger.
The Hungarian Alliance is a political party in Slovakia for the ethnic Hungarian minority,previously known simply as the "Alliance",it was founded when "Party of the Hungarian Community" and Most–Híd merged into "Hungarian Community Togetherness". It is led by former SMK-MKP leader,Krisztián Forró.
Juraj Blanár is a Slovak politician. He is currently the minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
Vladimír Ledecký,M.Sc. is a Slovak politician,member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and former state secretary at the Ministry of Investments,Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic. He was a member of the presidency of the ZA ĽUDÍparty,where he acted as a guarantor for regional development. From 1998 to 2020 he was the mayor of SpišskýHrhov,from 2005 to 2022 he also served as a deputy of the Prešov self-governing region. He is currently a member of the SaS parliamentary club.
Ľubomír Vážny is a Slovak politician. He is a former Minister of Transport,Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic. He served from 4 July 2006 to 8 July 2010. From 2012 to 2016,he was Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for Investments. From 24 July 2017 to 9 September 2020,he was the Director General of the Social Insurance Institution.
Dušan Muňko is a Slovak politician,since 2002 intermittently a current member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for the SMER –Social Democracy party. He also held the office of State Secretary at the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and Director General of the Social Insurance Institution.
Fico's Fourth Cabinet is the incumbent government of Slovakia. It is a three-party coalition government composed of Direction –Social Democracy,Voice –Social Democracy and the Slovak National Party.
MatúšŠutaj Eštok is a Slovak politician who has served as the Minister of Interior of Slovakia since 2023. He was an MP of the National Council.
