Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1754 Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.Nohlen & Stöver, p1757
Participating parties Party Ideology Political position Leader Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) Slovak nationalismPopulism Syncretic Vladimír Mečiar Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) Liberal conservatismChristian democracy Centre-right Mikuláš Dzurinda Direction (Smer) Social democracyDemocratic socialism Centre-left Robert Fico Party of the Hungarian Coalition (MKP/SMK) Hungarian minority interestsChristian democracy Centre-right Béla Bugár Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Christian democracyEconomic liberalism Centre-right Pavol Hrušovský Alliance of the New Citizen (ANO) LiberalismPopulism Centre-right Pavol Rusko Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS) CommunismMarxism–Leninism Far-left Jozef Ševc
Results
References
External links Official results Slovak Election Data Project