At Stake in this Election:

• The office of the President of the Slovak Republic

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Andrej KISKA*
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter PELLEGRINI
• Assembly: Slovakia has a unicameral National Council (Národná rada) with 150 seats.

* President Andrej KISKA has announced he will not seek re-election.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. If no candidate wins a majority of votes from eligible voters in the first round, the top two candidates go to a second round.
• Candidates for the office of the president must be nominated by at least 15 members of the National Council (Národná rada) or through a petition of at least 15,000 voters. Presidents of the Slovak Republic are limited to two 5-year terms in office.

Main Candidates in the Election:

• Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
  • Party: Independent*
• Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ
  • Party: Progressive Slovakia / Progresivne Slovensko 

* Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ’s candidacy is supported by Direction – Social Democracy / Smer – sociálna demokracia (Smer-SD).

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 5,450,421 (as of December 2018)
• Registered Voters: 4,429,033

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 2,789,344 (as of December 2018)
• Is Slovakia a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Slovakia ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (28 May 1993)
• Gender Quota: No (there are political parties that have voluntary gender quotas)
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 30 (20%)
• Human Development Index Position: 38 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Slovakia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (26 September 2007)
• Has Slovakia ratified CRPD: Yes (26 May 2010)
• Population with a disability: 812,797 (est.)