1998 Slovak presidential election

1998 Slovak Presidential election
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President before election

Michal Kováč

 Elected President

none

The 1998 Slovak Presidential elections were held from 20 January to 17 December 1998. The Slovak parliament failed to elect the new president of Slovakia which led to the introduction of a direct election in 1999. A candidate would have needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "Prehľad výsledkov prezidentských volieb od roku 1993". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.