Slovak Republic
Electoral system*: Proportional representation
Threshold*: political parties – 5 %
Frequency of Parliamentary elections: 4 years
Compulsory voting: No
Minimum age for voting*: 18
Minimum age for running*: 21
Quota type: No
Percentage of women candidates*: 24,7%
Percentage of women elected*: 21,3%
Percentage of Members of parliament under age 30**: 0,7%
Voter registration: Passive
Voter turnout: 65,8%
(Parliamentary Elections, 29 February 2020)
Voting abroad: Yes
by postal voting
E-voting: No
Electoral Management Body (EMB):
State Commission for the Elections and Control of Political Parties Funding
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe report:
Observation of parliamentary elections in the Slovak Republic (25-26 September 1998) (Doc. 8254)
VOTA Database (Venice Commission / Mexican Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary - TEPJF):
Legislation and documents of the Venice Commission in the electoral field for the Slovak Republic
*Information related to Parliamentary Elections or to the lower house of the Parliament
** Source: Study about youth participation in national parliaments 2018