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2019 Slovak presidential election
Turnout	48.74% (first round) ; 41.80% (second round)
	Second round results by district; Zuzana Čaputová Maroš Šefčovič
President before election; Andrej Kiska; Independent	Elected President ; Zuzana Čaputová; PS

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Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 16 March 2019, with the runoff on 30 March. Incumbent President Andrej Kiska did not run for a second term.

A total of 15 candidates contested the first round, of which two later formally withdrew their bids before voting took place, but their names still had to remain on the ballot papers. Zuzana Čaputová of the Progressive Slovakia party finished ahead of the other candidates, receiving 40,6% of the votes, but failed to achieve the necessary threshold of 50%+1 vote from all registered voters to avoid a run-off. Maroš Šefčovič, the Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union, who was running as an independent supported by the Smer-SD party, came in as the runner-up with 18,7% of the vote and earned a place in the run-off as well.

In the second round, Čaputová won election to the presidency, garnering 58.4% of the vote to Šefčovič's 41.6%. She became the first woman to be elected to the position and will become Slovakia's youngest-ever president upon her inauguration on 15 June 2019.

Background

Andrej Kiska was elected President in March 2014. He won the run-off with a large majority against then-Prime minister Robert Fico.

Polls indicated that he was Slovakia's most trusted politician and that he would have likely been the frontrunner in the election, had he chosen to present himself as a candidate.^[1] He had originally planned to announce whether he runs for second term in September 2018.^[2] but moved it on 15 May 2018.^[3] Freedom and Solidarity had announced it would support Kiska's candidacy.^[4] However, Kiska announced on 15 May 2018 that he would not run for re-election, arguing that this move might end "the era of political confrontation" his country faced and citing a desire to spend more time with his family.^[5] Kiska is notably pro-European.^[1]

Kiska's decision had been rumoured since February 2018 and political parties had already started to look for candidates.^[6]^[7]

The socially and economically liberal party Freedom and Solidarity was speculated to nominate Robert Mistrík. He later withdrew.^[8]
Veronika Remišová of the Christian-Democrat Ordinary People and Independent Personalities polled at 7.9% of the vote.^[9]
Andrej Danko of the Slovak National Party polled at 13%.^[9]
The anti-immigration party We Are Family had its candidate selected in May 2018.^[10]
The governing coalition's biggest party Smer-SD, as of May 2018 still lacked a candidate.^[11] In January 2019, it was announced that the party candidate would be Maroš Šefčovič.^[8]
The far-right Kotleba-ĽSNS nominated its leader Marian Kotleba on 31 May 2018.^[12]
The centre-right Hungarian minority party Most-Híd nominated its leader Béla Bugár on 9 June 2018.^[13]

Electoral system

The President of the Slovak Republic has been elected for a five-year term, and by popular vote since the elections in 1999.^[14]^[15] Its role is limited, but not just ceremonial. The President has the power to nominate the Prime Minister, to veto bills (unless confirmed by a two-thirds majority), and to nominate judges on the highest tiers of the judicial branch.^[16]

The President is elected through a two-round method; if no candidate reaches 50%+1 votes in the first round, the top two candidates of the first round take part in a second round.^[17]

For a candidacy to be valid, the Constitution of Slovakia requires the collection of 15,000 signatures of Slovak citizens, or the support of 15 of the 150 MPs in the legislature. The office is limited to two terms.^{[citation needed]}

Candidates

Second round candidates

style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:Template:Progressive Slovakia/meta/color; width:200px;"\|Zuzana Čaputová	style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; width:200px;"\|Maroš Šefčovič
President of the Slovak Republic Candidates in the second round
Progressive Slovakia	Independent

Lawyer	Vice-President of the European Commission (2014–present)

Campaign

Maroš Šefčovič

During the campaign, Šefčovič has repeatedly spoken against any changes in LGBT rights status in Slovakia, strongly opposing both civil partnerships or same-sex adoptions. He has dubbed his opponent Čaputová (who is in favour of both) as a candidate who is forcing a "new ultraliberal agenda" on Slovakia, comparing the second round of elections to a referendum on such an agenda, which he considers to be "in exact contradiction to traditional Christian values".^[18]^[19] He also stated that "we can not support any further steps towards civil unions or same-sex adoptions because these would go precisely against our traditional Christian values", calling this stance as his "very natural position" due to his Christianity.^[20]^[21] According to his opinion, discussions about "such experiments bring great unrest to society".^[22]

Šefčovič has also critised his opponent Čaputová for her opinions on the migrant crisis and related policies. He emphasised the importance of a speedy deportation policy, so that "people who do not have any business here are sent to their home countries as quickly as possible".^[23] Furthermore, he pointed out that "it has to be Slovaks who decide who comes to our country".^[24]

Official candidates

Candidates who claimed 15,000 citizen signatures or have 15 MP signatures by midnight of 31 January 2019 were as follows:^{[citation needed]}

Candidate name and age,^[25] political party		Political office(s)
Béla Bugár (60) Most-Híd	style="background-color:Template:Most–Híd/meta/color;" \|	Leader of Most–Híd (since 2009) Member of Parliament (since 1998)
Zuzana Čaputová (45) PS	style="background-color:Template:Progressive Slovakia/meta/color;" \|	Deputy Leader of Progressive Slovakia (2017–19)
Martin Daňo (42) Independent		None
Štefan Harabin (61) Independent		Minister of Interior (2006–09) Chairman of Supreme Court (1998–03, 2009–14) Judge of Supreme Court (since 1991)
Eduard Chmelár (47) Independent		None
Marian Kotleba (41) Kotleba-ĽSNS	style="background-color:Template:Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia/meta/color;" \|	Leader of Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia (since 2010) Member of Parliament (since 2016) Governor of Banská Bystrica Region (2013–17)
Milan Krajniak (46) We Are Family	style="background-color:Template:We Are Family (Slovakia)/meta/color;" \|	Deputy Secretary of We Are Family (since 2016) Member of Parliament (since 2016) Adviser to Minister of Interior Daniel Lipšic (2010–12)
František Mikloško (71) Independent		Member of Parliament (1993–2010)
Maroš Šefčovič (52) Independent		European Commissioner (since 2009)
Róbert Švec (42) Independent		None
Bohumila Tauchmannová (60) Independent		None
Juraj Zábojník (56) Independent		None
Ivan Zuzula (64) SKS	style="background-color:Template:Slovak Conservative Party/meta/color;" \|	Leader of Slovak Conservative Party (since 2017)

Declined to run

Andrej Kiska, 4th and current President ^[26]
Robert Fico, Former Prime Minister ^[27]
Peter Pellegrini, Current Prime Minister^[27]
Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs^[27]
Iveta Radičová, Former Prime Minister^[28]
Andrej Danko, Speaker of the National Council of Slovak Republic^[28]
Boris Kollár, Member of Parliament and leader of We Are Family ^[29]
Imrich Béreš, Former Member of Parliament^[30]
Marek Maďarič, Former Minister of Culture^[31]

Withdrawn

Oskar Fegyveres, Witness in the kidnapping of Michal Kováč Jr., decided to endorse František Mikloško^[32]
Gabriela Drobová, CEO & Founder of FashionTV Czech&Slovak, former presenter / producer on Markíza^[33]
József Menyhárt, Leader of the Party of the Hungarian Community, decided to endorse Robert Mistrík^[34]
Robert Mistrík, Researcher, entrepreneur and co-founder of SaS, decided to endorse Zuzana Čaputová^[35]

Opinion polls

First round

Date	Agency	Iveta Radičová	Andrej Danko	Veronika Remišová	Igor Matovič	Béla Bugár	Marian Kotleba	Štefan Harabin	Milan Krajniak	Maroš Šefčovič	Peter Pellegrini	Eduard Chmelár	Robert Mistrík	František Mikloško	Zuzana Čaputová	Martin Daňo	Marian Čaučík	Other/ Abstain
Date	Agency		style="background:Template:Slovak National Party/meta/color; width:40px;"\|			style="background:Template:Most–Híd/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia/meta/color; width:40px;"\|		style="background:Template:We Are Family (Slovakia)/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Direction – Social Democracy/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Direction – Social Democracy/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Direction – Social Democracy/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Freedom and Solidarity/meta/color; width:40px;"\|		style="background:Template:Progressive Slovakia/meta/color; width:40px;"\|
16 Mar 2019	First round election	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.1%	10.4%	14.3%	2.8%	18.6%	N/A	2.7%	N/A	5.7%	40.6%	0.5%	N/A
26 Feb - 1 March 2019	Phoenix Research^[36]	—	—	—	—	9.1%	7.8%	15.2%	7.1%	19.8%	—	5.1%	—	6.7%	18.5%	2.5%	—	8.2%
27–28 Feb 2019	AKO^[37]	—	—	—	—	4.1%	5.6%	11.4%	2.4%	16.7%	—	1.5%	—	3.1%	52.9%	—	—	—
26-28 Feb 2019	Focus^[38]	—	—	—	—	3.2%	8.2%	12.0%	2.4%	22.1%	—	2.5%	—	3.5%	44.8%	0.9%	—	—
27 February 2019	Restartup^[39]	—	—	—	—	7.6%	9.1%	9.8%	5.2%	13.5%	—	3.2%	—	5.2%	37.9%	2.7%	—	—
22-25 Feb 2019	AKO^[40]	—	—	—	—	5.9%	4.5%	11.7%	6.1%	17.1%	—	2.2%	16.8%	3.9%	27.5%	2.6%	—	—
21-26 Feb 2019	FOCUS^[41]	—	—	—	—	5.8%	8.5%	13.0%	4.3%	20.4%	—	2.0%	13.1%	4.3%	26.3%	0.7%	—	—
11-23 Feb 2019	Median^[42]	—	—	—	—	6.5%	7.5%	10.5%	5.5%	20.5%	—	3.0%	15.0%	5.0%	23.5%	1.0%	—	—
13–19 Feb 2019	MVK^[43]	—	—	—	—	7.6%	7.0%	8.7%	3.5%	32.8%	—	2.2%	—	8.9%	27.6%	0.5%	—	1.1%
13–19 Feb 2019	MVK^[44]	—	—	—	—	6.3%	6.5%	8.3%	3.1%	30.3%	—	1.7%	14.2%	7.3%	19.4%	0.3%	—	2.5%
12–15 Feb 2019	AKO^[45]	—	—	—	—	6.5%	8.2%	12.1%	5.6%	19.7%	—	3.5%	18.2%	2.9%	17.4%	2.3%	—	1.5%
7–12 Feb 2019	Focus^[46]	—	—	—	—	7.4%	8.9%	13.6%	6.3%	20.1%	—	3.5%	17.1%	4.5%	14.4%	1.0%	—	3.1%
8–12 Feb 2019	AKO^[47]	—	—	—	—	7.4%	6.9%	12.8%	7.8%	18.2%	—	5.0%	15.8%	5.5%	14.7%	1.7%	—	3.2%
28 January 2019	Restartup^[48]	—	—	—	—	7.8%	9.5%	12.6%	6.1%	12.5%	—	3.6%	16.3%	6.5%	10.2%	3.5%	—	—
16–23 Jan 2019	Focus^[49]	—	7.8%	—	—	10.1%	8.2%	11.7%	7.0%	16.5%	—	2.3%	16.5%	6.7%	9.0%	0.1%	—	4.1%
10–15 Jan 2019	AKO^[50]	—	7.5%	—	—	11.0%	7.3%	13.0%	10.1%	19.4%	—	4.3%	—	—	18.5%	1.2%	—	—
Aug–Sep 2018	AKO^[51]	—	9.7%	—	4.6%	8.6%	4.7%	8.8%	4.4%	—	11.9%	10.8%	12.1%	7.1%	6.9%	2.7%	1.9%	5.8%
24–30 Apr 2018	Focus^[52]	13.9%	12.1%	7.8%	—	5.3%	5.0%	4.6%	—	2.8%	—	1.4%	1.0%	—	—	—	0.5%	45.9%

Second round

Date	Agency	Maroš Šefčovič	Zuzana Čaputová
Date	Agency	style="background:Template:Direction – Social Democracy/meta/color; width:40px;"\|	style="background:Template:Progressive Slovakia/meta/color; width:40px;"\|
30 Mar 2019	Second round election	41.59%	58.41%
28–29 March 2019	Focus^[53]	44.8%	55.2%
17–19 March 2019	Median^[54]	39.5%	60.5%
16 March 2019	Focus^[55]	35.6%	64.4%
26–28 February 2019	Focus^[56]	36.0%	64.0%
27 February 2019	Restartup^[39]	35.5%	64.5%
12–15 February 2019	AKO^[45]	45.1%	54.9%
7–12 February 2019	Focus^[57]	51.9%	48.1%
16–23 January 2019	Focus^[58]	58.0%	42.0%

Kiska's Second term

This lists polls that asked people if they want Andrej Kiska as president for Second term.

Date	Agency	For	Against
Date	Agency
24–30 April 2018	Focus^[59]	42.7	42.6

Results

Zuzana Čaputová of the Progressive Slovakia party finished far ahead of the other candidates, receiving 40,6% of the votes, but failed to achieve the necessary threshold of 50%+1 vote from all registered voters to avoid a run-off. Maroš Šefčovič, the Vice-President of the European Commission for the Energy Union, who was running as an independent supported by the governing Smer-SD,^[60] was the runner-up with 18.7% of the vote and earned the other place in the run-off. Voter turnout in the first round was 48.74%, the highest percentage for that stage of presidential elections since direct voting for the position was introduced in 1999.^[61]

In the second round, Čaputová won election to the presidency, garnering 58.4% of the vote to Šefčovič's 41.6%. She became the first woman to be elected to the position and will become Slovakia's youngest-ever president upon her inauguration on 15 June 2019.^[62] The second round turnout of just 41.80% was the lowest for any round of presidential elections in Slovakia.^[63] The number of votes with which Čaputová was elected to office is also the lowest for any directly-elected Slovakian president to date.^[63]

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
Zuzana Čaputová	Progressive Slovakia	870,415	40.57	1,056,582	58.41
Maroš Šefčovič	Independent	400,379	18.66	752,403	41.59
Štefan Harabin	Independent	307,823	14.35
Marian Kotleba	Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia	222,935	10.39
František Mikloško	Independent	122,916	5.73
Béla Bugár	Most–Híd	66,667	3.11
Milan Krajniak	We Are Family	59,464	2.77
Eduard Chmelár	Independent	58,965	2.75
Martin Daňo	Independent	11,146	0.52
Róbert Švec	Independent	6,567	0.31
Juraj Zábojník	Independent	6,219	0.29
Ivan Zuzula	Slovak Conservative Party	3,807	0.18
Bohumila Tauchmannová	Independent	3,535	0.16
Robert Mistrík^[a]	Independent	3,318	0.15
József Menyhárt^[a]	Party of the Hungarian Community	1,208	0.06
Invalid/blank votes		13,495	–	38,432	–
Total		2,158,859	100	1,847,417	100
Registered voters/turnout		4,429,033	48.74	4,419,883	41.80
Source: Statistics.sk (1st round), Statistics.sk (2nd round)

^ ^a ^b Candidate withdrew, but was still on the ballot.

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[fn1-64] Candidate withdrew, but was still on the ballot.

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 [[Andrej Kiska]] was elected President in [[Slovak presidential election, 2014|March 2014]]. He won the run-off with a large majority against then-Prime minister [[Robert Fico]].
-Polls indicated that he was Slovakia's most trusted politician and that he would have likely been the frontrunner in the election, had he chosen to present himself as a candidate.<ref name=":0" /> He had originally planned to announce whether he runs for second term in September 2018.<ref name="Prezident Kiska: Nikdy som netúžil po moci, vždy som chcel pomáhať ľuďom">{{cite web|last1=a.s.|first1=Petit Press|title=Prezident Kiska: Nikdy som netúžil po moci, vždy som chcel pomáhať ľuďom|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/20577608/kiska-svoju-pripadnu-kandidaturu-oznami-v-buducom-roku.html|website=domov.sme.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> but moved it on 15 May 2018.<ref name="Kiska má zítra oznámit, zda bude znovu kandidovat. Fico na něj hned zaútočil">{{cite web|title=Kiska má zítra oznámit, zda bude znovu kandidovat. Fico na něj hned zaútočil|url=https://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/471979-kiska-ma-zitra-oznamit-zda-bude-znovu-kandidovat-fico-na-nej-hned-zautocil.html|website=Novinky.cz|accessdate=14 May 2018|language=cs-CZ}}</ref> [[Freedom and Solidarity]] had announced it would support Kiska's candidacy.<ref name="SaS má prezidentského kandidáta za Andreja Kisku">{{cite web|title=SaS má prezidentského kandidáta za Andreja Kisku|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/565127/sas-ma-prezidentskeho-kandidata-za-andreja-kisku/|website=aktuality.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> However, Kiska announced on 15 May 2018 that he would not run for re-election, arguing that this move might end "the era of political confrontation" his country faced and citing a desire to spend more time with his family.<ref name="Kiska nebude kandidovať na prezidenta">{{cite web|title=Kiska nebude kandidovať na prezidenta|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/20826159/andrej-kiska-prezidentske-volby-2019-oznamenie.html|website=domov.sme.sk|accessdate=15 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> Kiska is notably pro-European.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/eu-to-lose-key-ally-in-slovakia-as-president-won-t-seek-new-term|title=EU to Lose Key Ally in Slovakia as President Won't Seek New Term|date=2018-05-15|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref>
+Polls indicated that he was Slovakia's most trusted politician and that he would have likely been the frontrunner in the election, had he chosen to present himself as a candidate.<ref name=":0" /> He had originally planned to announce whether he runs for second term in September 2018.<ref name="Prezident Kiska: Nikdy som netúžil po moci, vždy som chcel pomáhať ľuďom">{{cite web|last1=a.s.|first1=Petit Press|title=Prezident Kiska: Nikdy som netúžil po moci, vždy som chcel pomáhať ľuďom|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/20577608/kiska-svoju-pripadnu-kandidaturu-oznami-v-buducom-roku.html|website=domov.sme.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> but moved it on 15 May 2018.<ref name="Kiska má zítra oznámit, zda bude znovu kandidovat. Fico na něj hned zaútočil">{{cite web|title=Kiska má zítra oznámit, zda bude znovu kandidovat. Fico na něj hned zaútočil|url=https://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/evropa/471979-kiska-ma-zitra-oznamit-zda-bude-znovu-kandidovat-fico-na-nej-hned-zautocil.html|website=Novinky.cz|accessdate=14 May 2018|language=cs-CZ}}</ref> [[Freedom and Solidarity]] had announced it would support Kiska's candidacy.<ref name="SaS má prezidentského kandidáta za Andreja Kisku">{{cite web|title=SaS má prezidentského kandidáta za Andreja Kisku|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/565127/sas-ma-prezidentskeho-kandidata-za-andreja-kisku/|website=aktuality.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> However, Kiska announced on 15 May 2018 that he would not run for re-election, arguing that this move might end "the era of political confrontation" his country faced and citing a desire to spend more time with his family.<ref name="Kiska nebude kandidovať na prezidenta">{{cite web|title=Kiska nebude kandidovať na prezidenta|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/20826159/andrej-kiska-prezidentske-volby-2019-oznamenie.html|website=domov.sme.sk|accessdate=15 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref> Kiska is notably pro-European.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/eu-to-lose-key-ally-in-slovakia-as-president-won-t-seek-new-term|title=EU to Lose Key Ally in Slovakia as President Won't Seek New Term|date=15 May 2018|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref>
-Kiska's decision had been rumoured since February 2018, and therefore political parties had already started to look for candidates.<ref name="Kiska už zřejmě nebude kandidovat, před službou vlasti dá přednost rodině">{{cite web|title=Kiska už zřejmě nebude kandidovat, před službou vlasti dá přednost rodině|url=https://zpravy.idnes.cz/andrej-kiska-prezident-slovensko-kandidatura-rodina-pcq-/zahranicni.aspx?c=A180222_112603_zahranicni_ane|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=5 May 2018|date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Prezident Kiska nebude kandidovať, počuť z opozície aj koalície">{{cite web|title=Prezident Kiska nebude kandidovať, počuť z opozície aj koalície|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/563843/prezident-kiska-nebude-kandidovat-pocut-z-opozicie-aj-koalicie/|website=aktuality.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref>
+Kiska's decision had been rumoured since February 2018 and political parties had already started to look for candidates.<ref name="Kiska už zřejmě nebude kandidovat, před službou vlasti dá přednost rodině">{{cite web|title=Kiska už zřejmě nebude kandidovat, před službou vlasti dá přednost rodině|url=https://zpravy.idnes.cz/andrej-kiska-prezident-slovensko-kandidatura-rodina-pcq-/zahranicni.aspx?c=A180222_112603_zahranicni_ane|website=iDNES.cz|accessdate=5 May 2018|date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Prezident Kiska nebude kandidovať, počuť z opozície aj koalície">{{cite web|title=Prezident Kiska nebude kandidovať, počuť z opozície aj koalície|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/563843/prezident-kiska-nebude-kandidovat-pocut-z-opozicie-aj-koalicie/|website=aktuality.sk|accessdate=5 May 2018|language=sk}}</ref>
-* The socially and economically liberal party [[Freedom and Solidarity]] was speculated to nominate [[Robert Mistrík]]. He later withdrew.<ref>{{Cite news| title = EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announces bid for Slovak presidency| url = https://kafkadesk.org/2019/01/20/eu-commissioner-maros-sefcovic-announces-bid-for-slovak-presidency/
+* The socially and economically liberal party [[Freedom and Solidarity]] was speculated to nominate [[Robert Mistrík]]. He later withdrew.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://kafkadesk.org/2019/01/20/eu-commissioner-maros-sefcovic-announces-bid-for-slovak-presidency/|title=EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announces bid for Slovak presidency|date=20 January 2019|accessdate=31 March 2019|publisher=Kafkadesk}}</ref>
-| publisher = Kafkadesk| date=January 20, 2019|accessdate = March 31, 2019}}</ref>
 * Veronika Remišová of the Christian-Democrat [[Ordinary People and Independent Personalities]] polled at 7.9% of the vote.<ref name=sme.sk-men>{{Cite news| title = Men who have not announced their candidacy top presidential poll| url = https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20928122/men-who-have-not-announced-their-candidacy-top-presidential-poll.html
-| publisher = The Spectator|website=spectator.sme.sk| date=October 2, 2018|accessdate = March 31, 2019}}</ref>
+| publisher = The Spectator|website=spectator.sme.sk| date=2 October 2018|accessdate = 31 March 2019}}</ref>
 * Andrej Danko of the [[Slovak National Party]] polled at 13%.<ref name=sme.sk-men />
 * The anti-immigration party [[We Are Family (Slovakia)|We Are Family]] had its candidate selected in May 2018.<ref name="Blížia sa prezidentské voľby: Opozícia čoskoro predstaví kandidátov, v SNS hovoria o žene">{{cite web|title=Blížia sa prezidentské voľby: Opozícia čoskoro predstaví kandidátov, v SNS hovoria o žene|url=http://www.topky.sk/cl/100535/1709505/Blizia-sa-prezidentske-volby--Opozicia-coskoro-predstavi-kandidatov--v-SNS-hovoria-o-zene|website=Topky.sk|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref>
-* The governing coalition's biggest party [[Smer-SD]], as of May 2018 still lacked a candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most-Híd postaví do prezidentských volieb vlastného kandidáta: Bude ním Béla Bugár?|url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/661584/most-hid-postavi-do-prezidentskych-volieb-vlastneho-kandidata-bude-nim-bela-bugar/|website=novycas.sk|accessdate=24 February 2018|language=sk-SK}}</ref> In January 2019, it was announced that the party candidate would be [[Maroš Šefčovič]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
+* The governing coalition's biggest party [[Smer-SD]], as of May 2018 still lacked a candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most-Híd postaví do prezidentských volieb vlastného kandidáta: Bude ním Béla Bugár?|url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/661584/most-hid-postavi-do-prezidentskych-volieb-vlastneho-kandidata-bude-nim-bela-bugar/|website=novycas.sk|accessdate=24 February 2018|language=sk-SK}}</ref> In January 2019, it was announced that the party candidate would be [[Maroš Šefčovič]].<ref name=":1" />
 * The far-right [[Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia|Kotleba-ĽSNS]] nominated its leader [[Marian Kotleba]] on 31 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kotleba ohlásil kandidatúru na prezidenta|url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/471659-kotleba-ohlasil-kandidaturu-na-prezidenta/|website=pravda.sk|accessdate=31 May 2018|language=sk-SK}}</ref>
 * The centre-right Hungarian minority party [[Most-Híd]] nominated its leader [[Béla Bugár]] on 9 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zo šoféra sa vypracoval na prezidentského kandidáta|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/20845649/zo-sofera-sa-vypracoval-na-prezidentskeho-kandidata-bugar-aj-tentoraz-moze-konat-pragmaticky.html|website=sme.sk|accessdate=9 June 2018|language=sk-SK}}</ref>
 ==Electoral system==
-The [[President of Slovakia|President of the Slovak Republic]] has been elected for a five-year term, and by popular vote since [[1999 Slovak presidential election|1999]]. Its role is limited, but not just ceremonial. The President has the power to nominate the [[Prime Minister of Slovakia|Prime Minister]], to veto bills (unless confirmed by a two-thirds majority), and to nominate judges on the highest tiers of the judicial branch.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
+The [[President of Slovakia|President of the Slovak Republic]] has been elected for a five-year term, and by popular vote since [[1999 Slovak presidential election|the elections in 1999]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20031316/ngos-ask-paska-not-to-advance-date-of-election.html|title=NGOs ask Paška not to advance date of election|last=Vilikovská|first=Zuzana|date=12 December 2008|website=The Slovak Spectator|language=en|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/slovakia/33455?download=true|title=The Slovak Republic Presidential Election, 3 April 2004: OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Report|date=9 June 2004|publisher=Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights|location=Warsaw|page=2|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> Its role is limited, but not just ceremonial. The President has the power to nominate the [[Prime Minister of Slovakia|Prime Minister]], to veto bills (unless confirmed by a two-thirds majority), and to nominate judges on the highest tiers of the judicial branch.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOggDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA214|title=The Struggle for Constitutionalism in Poland|last=Brzezinski|first=M.|date=29 October 1997|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230508620|pages=214–16|language=en}}</ref>
-The President is elected through a [[two-round system|two-round method]]; if no candidate reaches 50%+1 votes in the first round, the top two candidates of the first round take part in a second round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/2019/03/11/slovakian-presidential-election/|title=Slovakian Presidential Election: Is there an upset on the cards?|first=Tomas|last=Bálint|date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>
+The President is elected through a [[two-round system|two-round method]]; if no candidate reaches 50%+1 votes in the first round, the top two candidates of the first round take part in a second round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/2019/03/11/slovakian-presidential-election/|title=Slovakian Presidential Election: Is there an upset on the cards?|first=Tomas|last=Bálint|date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
 For a candidacy to be valid, the [[Constitution of Slovakia]] requires the collection of 15,000 signatures of Slovak citizens, or the support of 15 of the 150 MPs in the [[National Council (Slovakia)|legislature]]. The office is limited to two terms.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
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 === Campaign ===
 ====Maroš Šefčovič====
-During the campaign, Šefčovič has repeatedly spoken against any changes in [[LGBT rights in Slovakia|LGBT rights]] status in Slovakia, strongly opposing both [[Civil union|civil partnerships]] or [[LGBT adoption|same-sex adoptions]]. He has dubbed his opponent Čaputová (who is in favour of both) as a candidate who is forcing a "new ultraliberal agenda" on Slovakia, comparing the second round of elections to a referendum on such an agenda, which he considers to be "in exact contradiction to traditional Christian values".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/1413204/sefcovic-vystartoval-po-caputovej-od-prvej-minuty-jej-liberalna-agenda-sa-nezhoduje-s-krestanskymi-hodnotami/|title=Šefčovič útočil na Čaputovú od prvej minúty: Jej liberálna agenda sa nezhoduje s kresťanskými hodnotami|publisher=N Press s.r.o.|website=dennikn.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c572379e-48af-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d|title=EU centrist faces swing to right to secure Slovak poll victory|publisher=Financial Times|website=ft.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> He also stated that "we can not support any further steps towards civil unions or same-sex adoptions because these would go precisely against our traditional Christian values", calling this stance as his "very natural position" due to his Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvs.sk/televizia/archiv/14236/182173|title=Voľby prezidenta SR 2019 - diskusia s dvoma kandidátmi|publisher=Radio and Television of Slovakia|website=rtvs.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.pravda.sk/relacie/ide-o-pravdu/epizoda/1003-caputova-a-sefcovic-by-slovensko-mafianskym-statom-nikdy-nenazvali|title= Čaputová a Šefčovič by Slovensko mafiánskym štátom nikdy nenazvali|publisher=P E R E X, a. s.|website=tv.pravda.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> According to his opinion, discussions about "such experiments bring great unrest to society".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/22078370/prezidentske-volby-maros-sefcovic-retorika-kampan.html|title=Je problém, že mladí cítia skôr národne ako európsky, vravel Šefčovič|publisher=Petit Press, a.s|website=domov.sme.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
+During the campaign, Šefčovič has repeatedly spoken against any changes in [[LGBT rights in Slovakia|LGBT rights]] status in Slovakia, strongly opposing both [[Civil union|civil partnerships]] or [[LGBT adoption|same-sex adoptions]]. He has dubbed his opponent Čaputová (who is in favour of both) as a candidate who is forcing a "new ultraliberal agenda" on Slovakia, comparing the second round of elections to a referendum on such an agenda, which he considers to be "in exact contradiction to traditional Christian values".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/1413204/sefcovic-vystartoval-po-caputovej-od-prvej-minuty-jej-liberalna-agenda-sa-nezhoduje-s-krestanskymi-hodnotami/|title=Šefčovič útočil na Čaputovú od prvej minúty: Jej liberálna agenda sa nezhoduje s kresťanskými hodnotami|publisher=N Press s.r.o.|website=dennikn.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c572379e-48af-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d|title=EU centrist faces swing to right to secure Slovak poll victory|publisher=Financial Times|website=ft.com|language=en|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> He also stated that "we can not support any further steps towards civil unions or same-sex adoptions because these would go precisely against our traditional Christian values", calling this stance as his "very natural position" due to his Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvs.sk/televizia/archiv/14236/182173|title=Voľby prezidenta SR 2019 - diskusia s dvoma kandidátmi|publisher=Radio and Television of Slovakia|website=rtvs.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.pravda.sk/relacie/ide-o-pravdu/epizoda/1003-caputova-a-sefcovic-by-slovensko-mafianskym-statom-nikdy-nenazvali|title= Čaputová a Šefčovič by Slovensko mafiánskym štátom nikdy nenazvali|publisher=P E R E X, a. s.|website=tv.pravda.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> According to his opinion, discussions about "such experiments bring great unrest to society".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/22078370/prezidentske-volby-maros-sefcovic-retorika-kampan.html|title=Je problém, že mladí cítia skôr národne ako európsky, vravel Šefčovič|publisher=Petit Press, a.s|website=domov.sme.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
-Šefčovič has also critised his opponent Čaputová for her opinions on the [[European migrant crisis|migrant crisis]] and related policies. He emphasised the importance of a speedy deportation policy, so that "people who do not have any business here are sent to their home countries as quickly as possible".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/domov/ficov-nezavislak-sefcovic-smerakoch-aj-definicii-slovenskeho-zlodeja|title= Ficov nezávislák: Šefčovič o Smerákoch aj o definícii slovenského zlodeja|publisher= News and Media Holding, a.s.|website=plus7dni.pluska.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> Furthermore, he pointed out that "it has to be Slovaks who decide who comes to our country".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/22078370/prezidentske-volby-maros-sefcovic-retorika-kampan.html|title=Je problém, že mladí cítia skôr národne ako európsky, vravel Šefčovič|publisher=Petit Press, a.s|website=domov.sme.sk|language=sk|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
+Šefčovič has also critised his opponent Čaputová for her opinions on the [[European migrant crisis|migrant crisis]] and related policies. He emphasised the importance of a speedy deportation policy, so that "people who do not have any business here are sent to their home countries as quickly as possible".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/domov/ficov-nezavislak-sefcovic-smerakoch-aj-definicii-slovenskeho-zlodeja|title= Ficov nezávislák: Šefčovič o Smerákoch aj o definícii slovenského zlodeja|publisher= News and Media Holding, a.s.|website=plus7dni.pluska.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, he pointed out that "it has to be Slovaks who decide who comes to our country".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/22078370/prezidentske-volby-maros-sefcovic-retorika-kampan.html|title=Je problém, že mladí cítia skôr národne ako európsky, vravel Šefčovič|publisher=Petit Press, a.s|website=domov.sme.sk|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
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-| Phoenix Research<ref name="Výsledky nového predvolebného výskumu: Šefčovič by vyhral len s malým náskokom">{{cite web |title=Výsledky nového predvolebného výskumu: Šefčovič by vyhral len s malým náskokom |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/1002081/1776113/Vysledky-noveho-predvolebneho-vyskumu--Sefcovic-by-vyhral-len-s-malym-naskokom |website=Topky.sk |accessdate=3 Mar 2019 |language=en |date=1 Mar 2019}}</ref>
+| Phoenix Research<ref name="Výsledky nového predvolebného výskumu: Šefčovič by vyhral len s malým náskokom">{{cite web |title=Výsledky nového predvolebného výskumu: Šefčovič by vyhral len s malým náskokom |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/1002081/1776113/Vysledky-noveho-predvolebneho-vyskumu--Sefcovic-by-vyhral-len-s-malym-naskokom |website=Topky.sk |accessdate=3 March 2019 |language=en |date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
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-| AKO<ref name="Posledný prieskum pred voľbami: Čaputová vyletela nad 50 percent">{{Cite web |title=Posledný prieskum pred voľbami: Čaputová vyletela nad 50 percent|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/671595/posledny-prieskum-pred-volbami-caputova-vyletela-nad-50-percent/ |website=Aktuality |date=2019-03-01 |language=sk |access-date=1 Mar 2019}}</ref>
+| AKO<ref name="Posledný prieskum pred voľbami: Čaputová vyletela nad 50 percent">{{Cite web |title=Posledný prieskum pred voľbami: Čaputová vyletela nad 50 percent|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/671595/posledny-prieskum-pred-volbami-caputova-vyletela-nad-50-percent/ |website=Aktuality |date=1 March 2019 |language=sk |access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
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-| Focus<ref name="Exkluzívny prieskum pre TV Markíza: Čaputová má dvojnásobne vyššiu podporu ako Šefčovič">{{Cite web |title=Exkluzívny prieskum pre TV Markíza: Čaputová má dvojnásobne vyššiu podporu ako Šefčovič|url=http://www.tvnoviny.sk/clanok/1956817_exkluzivny-prieskum-pre-tv-markiza-caputova-ma-dvojnasobne-vyssiu-podporu-ako-sefcovic |website=Markiza |date=2019-02-28 |language=sk |access-date=28 Feb 2019}}</ref>
+| Focus<ref name="Exkluzívny prieskum pre TV Markíza: Čaputová má dvojnásobne vyššiu podporu ako Šefčovič">{{Cite web |title=Exkluzívny prieskum pre TV Markíza: Čaputová má dvojnásobne vyššiu podporu ako Šefčovič|url=http://www.tvnoviny.sk/clanok/1956817_exkluzivny-prieskum-pre-tv-markiza-caputova-ma-dvojnasobne-vyssiu-podporu-ako-sefcovic |website=Markiza |date=28 February 2019 |language=sk |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
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-| Restartup<ref name="Prvý prieskum bez Mistríka zachytil silnú vlnu Čaputovej">{{Cite web |title=Prvý prieskum bez Mistríka zachytil silnú vlnu Čaputovej|url=http://restartup.sk/prieskumy/prvy-prieskum-bez-mistrika-zachytil-silnu-vlnu-caputovej/ |website=Restartup.sk |date=2019-02-28 |language=sk |access-date=28 Feb 2019}}</ref>
+| Restartup<ref name="Prvý prieskum bez Mistríka zachytil silnú vlnu Čaputovej">{{Cite web |title=Prvý prieskum bez Mistríka zachytil silnú vlnu Čaputovej|url=http://restartup.sk/prieskumy/prvy-prieskum-bez-mistrika-zachytil-silnu-vlnu-caputovej/ |website=Restartup.sk |date=28 February 2019 |language=sk |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
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+| AKO<ref name="Výsledky prieskumu preferencií pre voľby prezidenta SR, o volebnej účasti, o istote volebného rozhodnutia pre jednotlivých kandidátov">{{Cite web |title=Výsledky prieskumu preferencií pre voľby prezidenta SR, o volebnej účasti, o istote volebného rozhodnutia pre jednotlivých kandidátov|url=https://ako.sk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pre_TA3_ag.AKO_prezidentske_preferencie.pdf |website=AKO |date=27 February 2019 |language=sk |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>
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-| FOCUS<ref name="Prečo sa Mistrík vzdal? S Čaputovou prehráva v pomere 26 ku 13 percentám (prieskum Focusu)">{{Cite web |title=Prečo sa Mistrík vzdal? S Čaputovou prehráva v pomere 26 ku 13 percentám (prieskum Focusu)|url=https://dennikn.sk/1394577/preco-sa-mistrik-vzdal-s-caputovou-prehrava-v-pomere-26-ku-13-percentam-prieskum-focusu/?ref=mpm |website=Denník N |date=2019-02-27 |language=sk |access-date=27 Feb 2019}}</ref>
+| FOCUS<ref name="Prečo sa Mistrík vzdal? S Čaputovou prehráva v pomere 26 ku 13 percentám (prieskum Focusu)">{{Cite web |title=Prečo sa Mistrík vzdal? S Čaputovou prehráva v pomere 26 ku 13 percentám (prieskum Focusu)|url=https://dennikn.sk/1394577/preco-sa-mistrik-vzdal-s-caputovou-prehrava-v-pomere-26-ku-13-percentam-prieskum-focusu/?ref=mpm |website=Denník N |date=27 February 2019 |language=sk |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>
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-| Median<ref name="Exkluzívny prieskum pre RTVS: Zuzana Čaputová vedie so ziskom 23,5 percenta pred Marošom Šefčovičom s viac ako 20 percentami">{{Cite web |title=Exkluzívny prieskum pre RTVS: Zuzana Čaputová vedie so ziskom 23,5 percenta pred Marošom Šefčovičom s viac ako 20 percentami|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/1393905/ |website=Denník N |date=2019-02-26 |language=sk |access-date=26 Feb 2019}}</ref>
+| Median<ref name="Exkluzívny prieskum pre RTVS: Zuzana Čaputová vedie so ziskom 23,5 percenta pred Marošom Šefčovičom s viac ako 20 percentami">{{Cite web |title=Exkluzívny prieskum pre RTVS: Zuzana Čaputová vedie so ziskom 23,5 percenta pred Marošom Šefčovičom s viac ako 20 percentami|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/1393905/ |website=Denník N |date=26 February 2019 |language=sk |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>
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+| MVK<ref name="EXKLUZÍVNY PRIESKUM: Mistríkove hlasy nepripadnú len Čaputovej. Časť pôjde aj Smeru">{{cite web |title=EXKLUZÍVNY PRIESKUM: Mistríkove hlasy nepripadnú len Čaputovej. Časť pôjde aj Smeru |url=https://glob.zoznam.sk/exkluzivny-prieskum-mistrikove-hlasy-nepripadnu-len-caputovej-cast-pojde-aj-smeru/ |website=Glob.sk |accessdate=27 February 2019 |language=sk-SK |date=27 February 2019}}</ref>
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+| MVK<ref name="Prieskum potvrdil náskok Šefčoviča, Čaputová mierne pred Mistríkom">{{cite web |title=Prieskum potvrdil náskok Šefčoviča, Čaputová mierne pred Mistríkom |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2019/clanok/503420-prieskum-potvrdil-naskok-sefcovica-caputova-mierne-pred-mistrikom/ |website=Pravda.sk |accessdate=25 February 2019 |language=sk |date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
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-| AKO<ref name="Nový prezidentský prieskum: Na druhé kolo so Šefčovičom má šance Mistrík aj Čaputová">{{cite web |title=Nový prezidentský prieskum: Na druhé kolo so Šefčovičom má šance Mistrík aj Čaputová |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/1002023/1773313/Novy-prezidentsky-prieskum--Na-druhe-kolo-so-Sefcovicom-ma-sance-Mistrik-aj-Caputova |website=Topky.sk |accessdate=17 Feb 2019 |date=17 Feb 2019}}</ref>
+| AKO<ref name="Nový prezidentský prieskum: Na druhé kolo so Šefčovičom má šance Mistrík aj Čaputová">{{cite web |title=Nový prezidentský prieskum: Na druhé kolo so Šefčovičom má šance Mistrík aj Čaputová |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/1002023/1773313/Novy-prezidentsky-prieskum--Na-druhe-kolo-so-Sefcovicom-ma-sance-Mistrik-aj-Caputova |website=Topky.sk |accessdate=17 February 2019 |date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
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-| Restartup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/1364610/bleskovy-prezidentsky-prieskum-bez-danka-mistrik-vedie-harabin-superi-so-sefcovicom/|title=Bleskový prezidentský prieskum bez Danka: Mistrík vedie, Harabin súperí so Šefčovičom|first=Dušan|last=Mikušovič|date=January 29, 2019|website=Denník N}}</ref>
+| Restartup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/1364610/bleskovy-prezidentsky-prieskum-bez-danka-mistrik-vedie-harabin-superi-so-sefcovicom/|title=Bleskový prezidentský prieskum bez Danka: Mistrík vedie, Harabin súperí so Šefčovičom|first=Dušan|last=Mikušovič|date=29 January 2019|website=Denník N}}</ref>
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-| AKO<ref name="Šokujúci prezidentský prieskum. Ak by sa Mistrík vzdal, do druhého kola by postúpila Čaputová so Šefčovičom">{{cite web |title=Šokujúci prezidentský prieskum. Ak by sa Mistrík vzdal, do druhého kola by postúpila Čaputová so Šefčovičom |url=https://glob.zoznam.sk/sokujuci-prezidentsky-prieskum-ak-by-sa-mistrik-vzdal-do-druheho-kola-by-postupila-caputova-so-sefcovicom/ |website=Glob.sk |accessdate=2 Feb 2019 |language=sk-SK |date=21 Jan 2019}}</ref>
+| AKO<ref name="Šokujúci prezidentský prieskum. Ak by sa Mistrík vzdal, do druhého kola by postúpila Čaputová so Šefčovičom">{{cite web |title=Šokujúci prezidentský prieskum. Ak by sa Mistrík vzdal, do druhého kola by postúpila Čaputová so Šefčovičom |url=https://glob.zoznam.sk/sokujuci-prezidentsky-prieskum-ak-by-sa-mistrik-vzdal-do-druheho-kola-by-postupila-caputova-so-sefcovicom/ |website=Glob.sk |accessdate=2 February 2019 |language=sk-SK |date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
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 [[Zuzana Čaputová]] of the [[Progressive Slovakia]] party finished far ahead of the other candidates, receiving 40,6% of the votes, but failed to achieve the necessary threshold of 50%+1 vote from all registered voters to avoid a run-off. [[Maroš Šefčovič]], the Vice-President of the [[European Commission]] for the Energy Union, who was running as an independent supported by the governing Smer-SD,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/03/30/world/europe/ap-eu-slovakia-presidential-election.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Faponline-world Liberal Upstart Caputova Elected 1st Slovak Female President] ''The New York Times'', 30 March 2019</ref> was the runner-up with 18.7% of the vote and earned the other place in the run-off. Voter turnout in the first round was 48.74%, the highest percentage for that stage of presidential elections since direct voting for the position was introduced in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Solovakia Initial Presidential Election Overview| url = http://cecgr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SLOVAKIA-PRESIDENTIAL-UPDATE-18.03.2019.pdf
-| publisher = CEC Government Relations| author=Terenzani, Michaela| date=March 18, 2019|accessdate = March 31, 2019}}</ref>
+| publisher = CEC Government Relations| author=Terenzani, Michaela| date=18 March 2019|accessdate = 31 March 2019}}</ref>
-In the second round, Čaputová won election to the presidency, garnering 58.4% of the vote to Šefčovič's 41.6%. She became the first woman to be elected to the position and will become Slovakia's youngest-ever president upon her inauguration on 15 June 2019.<ref>[http://tass.com/world/1051345 Zuzana Caputova elected the President of Slovakia] TASS, 31 March 2019</ref> The second round turnout of just 41.80% was the lowest for any round of presidential elections in Slovakia.<ref name=sme.sk>{{Cite news| title = Čaputová won on a record low turnout| url = https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22088166/presidential-election-turnout-low-results-caputova.html| publisher = The Spectator|website=spectator.sme.sk| author=Terenzani, Michaela| date=March 31, 2019|accessdate = March 31, 2019}}</ref> The number of votes with which Čaputová was elected to office is also the lowest for any directly-elected Slovakian president to date.<ref name=sme.sk />
+In the second round, Čaputová won election to the presidency, garnering 58.4% of the vote to Šefčovič's 41.6%. She became the first woman to be elected to the position and will become Slovakia's youngest-ever president upon her inauguration on 15 June 2019.<ref>[http://tass.com/world/1051345 Zuzana Caputova elected the President of Slovakia] TASS, 31 March 2019</ref> The second round turnout of just 41.80% was the lowest for any round of presidential elections in Slovakia.<ref name=sme.sk>{{Cite news| title = Čaputová won on a record low turnout| url = https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22088166/presidential-election-turnout-low-results-caputova.html| publisher = The Spectator|website=spectator.sme.sk| author=Terenzani, Michaela| date=31 March 2019|accessdate = 31 March 2019}}</ref> The number of votes with which Čaputová was elected to office is also the lowest for any directly-elected Slovakian president to date.<ref name=sme.sk />
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