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This is a list of the Presidents of Slovakia.
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The President of Slovakia is the head of state of Slovakia. Most of his powers are ceremonial. When Slovakia permanently split from Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Prime Minister served as acting President. Then the President was elected by Parliament for a 5-year term. However, when in 1998 the Parliament was unable to choose a President, the Prime Minister and speaker of Parliament became acting Presidents. When after a year the Parliament still could not come to an agreement on the President, the constitution was changed so that the President would be elected by all the voters for a 5-year term. Presidential elections have been held in 1999 and 2004. In order to become President, a candidate must have 50% of the popular vote. If this does not happen in the first round, a runoff is held.
| [*] | President | Took office | Left office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Michal Kováč | 2 March 1993 | 2 March 1998 | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | Vladimír Mečiar (1993-1994) Jozef Moravčík (1994-1994) Vladimír Mečiar (1994-1998) |
| 2 |  |
Rudolf Schuster | 15 June 1999 | 15 June 2004 | Party of Civic Understanding | Mikuláš Dzurinda
(1998-2006) |
| 3 |  |
Ivan Gašparovič | 15 June 2004 | 15 June 2009 | Movement for Democracy | Mikuláš Dzurinda
(1998-2006) Robert Fico (2006-) |
The Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament served as acting President:
| Candidate | Nominating party | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Gašparovič | Movement for Democracy, People's Union, endorsed by Smer | 442,564 | 22.3 | 1,079,592 | 59.9 |
| Vladimír Mečiar | People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 650,242 | 32.7 | 722,368 | 40.1 |
| Eduard Kukan | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union | 438,920 | 22.1 | ||
| Rudolf Schuster | independent, endorsed by the Communist Party of Slovakia | 147,549 | 7.4 | ||
| František Mikloško | Christian Democratic Movement, endorsed by the Party of the Hungarian Coalition | 129,414 | 6.5 | ||
| Martin Bútora | independent, | 129,387 | 6.5 | ||
| Ján Králik | Party of the Democratic Left | 15,873 | 0.8 | ||
| Jozef Kalman | Left Bloc | 10,221 | 0.5 | ||
| Július Kubík | independent | 7,734 | 0.4 | ||
| Jozef Šesták | independent | 6,785 | 0.3 | ||
| Stanislav Bernát | independent | 5,719 | 0.3 | ||
| Lubo Roman | Alliance of the New Citizen, withdrew his candidature on March 15 | - | - | ||
| Total | - | 1,986,214 | - | 1,801,960 | - |
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