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| country = Slovakia
| country = Slovakia
| type = presidential
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| reporting =
| last_update = 1:10
| time_zone = UTC+2
| previous_election = 2019 Slovak presidential election
| previous_election = 2019 Slovak presidential election
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_year = 2019
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| next_year = ''2029''
| next_year = ''2029''
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2024 Slovak presidential election
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2024 Slovak presidential election
| turnout = 51.90% (first round) {{increase}} 3.2[[percentage points|pp]]<br />61.14%{{fact|date=April 2024}} (second round) {{increase}} 19.4[[percentage points|pp]]
| turnout = 51.90% (first round) {{increase}} 3.16[[percentage points|pp]]<br />61.12% (second round) {{increase}} 19.32[[percentage points|pp]]

| image2 = Ivan Korcok, official portrait (2022).jpg
| image2 = Ivan Korcok, official portrait (2022, croppped).jpg
| nominee2 = [[Ivan Korčok]]
| nominee2 = [[Ivan Korčok]]
| party2 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| party2 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| popular_vote2 = 1,243,709
| popular_vote2 = 1,243,709
| percentage2 = 46.88%
| percentage2 = 46.88%

| image1 = Peter Pellegrini, 2024 (cropped).jpg
| image1 = Peter Pellegrini 551x759.jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Peter Pellegrini]]'''
| nominee1 = '''[[Peter Pellegrini]]'''
| party1 = [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas]]
| party1 = [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas]]
| popular_vote1 = '''1,409,255'''
| popular_vote1 = '''1,409,255'''
| percentage1 = '''53.12%'''
| percentage1 = '''53.12%'''

| map_image = {{Switcher
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|[[File:2024 Slovak presidential election - Vote Strength.svg|300px]]
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| after_party = [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas]]
| after_party = [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas]]
}}
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Presidential elections were held in [[Slovakia]] in March and April 2024. Incumbent president [[Zuzana Čaputová]] announced in June 2023 that she would not run for a second term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reakcie na rozhodnutie prezidentky / Pavel vyjadril Čaputovej uznanie, Kiska cíti smútok a Smer ju kritizuje|url=https://www.postoj.sk/132724/dnes-treba-vediet|access-date=29 June 2023|website=Postoj.sk|language=sk}}</ref>


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Presidential elections were held in [[Slovakia]] in March and April 2024. Incumbent president [[Zuzana Čaputová]] announced in June 2023 that she would not run for a second term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reakcie na rozhodnutie prezidentky / Pavel vyjadril Čaputovej uznanie, Kiska cíti smútok a Smer ju kritizuje|url=https://www.postoj.sk/132724/dnes-treba-vediet|access-date=29 June 2023|website=Postoj.sk|language=sk|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629081249/https://www.postoj.sk/132724/dnes-treba-vediet|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In the first round held on 23 March, [[Ivan Korčok]] led with 42.5% of the votes followed by [[Peter Pellegrini]] with 37%. As no candidate received a majority, a runoff was scheduled between the two on 6 April.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Korčok wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23300627/korcok-wins-the-first-round-of-slovakias-presidential-election.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Slovakia: Presidential election proceeds to runoff |url=https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-presidential-election-proceeds-to-runoff/a-68652919 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> However, in the second round, Pellegrini defeated Korčok with 53.1% of the vote. He will be sworn in as president on 15 June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Peter Pellegrini wins Slovak presidential election |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23309769/slovakia-presidential-election-result.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=spectator.sme.sk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-07 |title=Ukraine-sceptic, Fico ally Pellegrini wins Slovakia presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240407-ukraine-sceptic-pellegrini-wins-slovakia-presidential-election |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
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In the first round held on 23 March, [[Ivan Korčok]] led with 43% of the votes followed by [[Peter Pellegrini]] with 37%. As no candidate received a majority, a runoff was scheduled between the two on 6 April.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Korčok wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23300627/korcok-wins-the-first-round-of-slovakias-presidential-election.html|website=The Slovak Spectator|date=23 March 2024|access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Slovakia: Presidential election proceeds to runoff |url=https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-presidential-election-proceeds-to-runoff/a-68652919 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Deutche Welle}}</ref> However, in the second round, Pellegrini defeated Korčok with 53% of the vote. He was sworn in as president on 15 June.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine-sceptic, PM Fico ally Pellegrini wins Slovakia presidential election|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240407-ukraine-sceptic-pellegrini-wins-slovakia-presidential-election|website=France 24|date=7 April 2024}}</ref>

The election was widely regarded as a win for Slovakia's prime minister [[Robert Fico]] who saw his ally elected as President.


==Electoral system==
==Electoral system==
The [[President of Slovakia]] is elected using the [[two-round system]]; if no candidate gains a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top-two candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slovak Republic: Election for president|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3140/|website=electionguide.org|date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
The [[President of Slovakia]] is elected using the [[two-round system]]; if no candidate gains a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top-two candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slovak Republic: Election for president|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3140/|website=electionguide.org|date=16 March 2019|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113231412/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3140/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Candidates==
==Candidates==
===Eligibility===
===Eligibility===
Slovak citizens not sentenced for an intentional crime aged 40 or more are eligible to run for the office of president.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prezidentské voľby: Kto môže kandidovať na prezidenta?|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/660240/prezidentske-volby-2024-kto-moze-kandidovat-za-prezidenta/|website=[[Aktuality.sk]]|date=23 January 2019|access-date=31 January 2024|language=sk}}</ref>
Slovak citizens not sentenced for an intentional crime aged 40 or more are eligible to run for the office of president.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prezidentské voľby: Kto môže kandidovať na prezidenta?|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/660240/prezidentske-volby-2024-kto-moze-kandidovat-za-prezidenta/|website=[[Aktuality.sk]]|date=23 January 2019|access-date=31 January 2024|language=sk|archive-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131163723/https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/660240/prezidentske-volby-2024-kto-moze-kandidovat-za-prezidenta/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Each candidacy has to be supported by either 15 Members of the [[National Council of Slovakia]] or signatures of 15,000 citizens of Slovakia to be admissible. Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria had until midnight 30 January 2024 to formally confirm their candidacy.
Each candidacy has to be supported by either 15 Members of the [[National Council of Slovakia]] or signatures of 15,000 citizens of Slovakia to be admissible. Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria had until midnight 30 January 2024 to formally confirm their candidacy.
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|[[File:Peter Pellegrini, 2024 (cropped).jpg|134x134px]]<br />'''[[Peter Pellegrini]]'''
|[[File:Peter Pellegrini, 2024 (cropped).jpg|134x134px]]<br />'''[[Peter Pellegrini]]'''
|{{dts|format=dmy|1975|10|6}}<br />(age {{age|1975|10|6|2024|3|23}})<br />[[Banská Bystrica]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|1975|10|6}}<br />(age {{age|1975|10|6|2024|3|23}})<br />[[Banská Bystrica]]
|[[List of speakers of Slovak parliaments|Speaker of the National Council]] (2014–2016, 2023–present)<br />Member of the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council]] (2006–2012, 2014–2016, 2020–present)<br />Deputy Speaker of the National Council (2020)<br />[[Prime Minister of Slovakia]] (2018–2020)<br />Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investment and Informatization (2016–2018)<br />[[Ministry of the Education (Slovakia)|Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport]] (2014)<br />Undersecretary of Finance (2012–2014)
|[[List of speakers of Slovak parliaments|Speaker of the National Council]] (2014–2016, 2023–2024)<br />Member of the [[National Council (Slovakia)|National Council]] (2006–2012, 2014–2016, 2020–2024)<br />Deputy Speaker of the National Council (2020)<br />[[Prime Minister of Slovakia]] (2018–2020)<br />Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investment and Informatization (2016–2018)<br />[[Ministry of the Education (Slovakia)|Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport]] (2014)<br />Undersecretary of Finance (2012–2014)
|Affiliation: [[Voice – Social Democracy]]<br />Endorsement: [[Direction – Social Democracy]]
|Affiliation: [[Voice – Social Democracy]]<br />Endorsement: [[Direction – Social Democracy]]
|[[Matej Bel University]], [[Technical University of Košice]] <br />self-employed
|[[Matej Bel University]], [[Technical University of Košice]] <br />self-employed
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===Disqualified===
===Disqualified===
*Marta Čurajová, lecturer, judicial reform advocate. Launched the campaign on 19 December 2023 as an [[Independent politician|independent candidate]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="Nezávislá, apolitická a národná kandidátka." O post prezidenta má záujem aj Čurajová |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/693312-nezavisla-apoliticka-a-narodna-kandidatka-o-post-prezidenta-ma-zaujem-aj-curajova/|date=19 December 2023|access-date=9 January 2024|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]]|language=sk}}</ref>
*Marta Čurajová, lecturer, judicial reform advocate. Launched the campaign on 19 December 2023 as an [[Independent politician|independent candidate]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="Nezávislá, apolitická a národná kandidátka." O post prezidenta má záujem aj Čurajová|url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/693312-nezavisla-apoliticka-a-narodna-kandidatka-o-post-prezidenta-ma-zaujem-aj-curajova/|date=19 December 2023|access-date=9 January 2024|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]]|language=sk|archive-date=9 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109093301/https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/693312-nezavisla-apoliticka-a-narodna-kandidatka-o-post-prezidenta-ma-zaujem-aj-curajova/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Withdrawn===
===Withdrawn===
*{{ill|Ján Drgonec|sk}}, former justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic|Supreme Court]], former MP for [[Alliance of the New Citizen|ANO]]. Announced candidacy in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2023 |title=Záujem kandidovať za prezidenta po Štefanovi Harabinovi ohlásil aj bývalý ústavný sudca Ján Drgonec |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3278350/|access-date=30 August 2023 |website=[[Denník N]]}}</ref> Collection of required 15-thousand signatures was in progress as of November 2023.<ref name="Belej Majerčínová">{{Cite web|first=Adriána|last=Belej Majerčínová|title=Začal sa boj o Prezidentský palác. Kto nahradí Čaputovú? Favoritmi sú Pellegrini a Korčok, kandiduje aj Drgonec|url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/687774-zacal-sa-boj-o-prezidentsky-palac-kto-nahradi-caputovu-favoritmi-su-korcok-a-pellegrini-kandiduje-aj-drgonec/|date=9 November 2023|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]] |language=sk}}</ref> In January 2024, he stopped the signature collection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ústavný právnik Drgonec si to rozmysel. O palác nezabojuje: Polovica kandidátov je urážkou národa |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/696246-ustavny-pravnik-drgonec-si-to-rozmysel-o-palac-nezabojuje-polovica-kandidatov-je-urazkou-naroda/|date=17 January 2024|access-date=17 January 2024 |website=Pravda Slovakia |language=sk}}</ref>
*{{ill|Ján Drgonec|sk}}, former justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic|Supreme Court]], former MP for [[Alliance of the New Citizen|ANO]]. Announced candidacy in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2023 |title=Záujem kandidovať za prezidenta po Štefanovi Harabinovi ohlásil aj bývalý ústavný sudca Ján Drgonec |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3278350/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=[[Denník N]] |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830125434/https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3278350/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Collection of required 15-thousand signatures was in progress as of November 2023.<ref name="Belej Majerčínová">{{Cite web|first=Adriána|last=Belej Majerčínová|title=Začal sa boj o Prezidentský palác. Kto nahradí Čaputovú? Favoritmi sú Pellegrini a Korčok, kandiduje aj Drgonec|url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/687774-zacal-sa-boj-o-prezidentsky-palac-kto-nahradi-caputovu-favoritmi-su-korcok-a-pellegrini-kandiduje-aj-drgonec/|date=9 November 2023|access-date=3 January 2023|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]]|language=sk|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109075509/https://spravy.pravda.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/clanok/687774-zacal-sa-boj-o-prezidentsky-palac-kto-nahradi-caputovu-favoritmi-su-korcok-a-pellegrini-kandiduje-aj-drgonec/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2024, he stopped the signature collection.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ústavný právnik Drgonec si to rozmysel. O palác nezabojuje: Polovica kandidátov je urážkou národa |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/696246-ustavny-pravnik-drgonec-si-to-rozmysel-o-palac-nezabojuje-polovica-kandidatov-je-urazkou-naroda/ |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=Pravda Slovakia |language=sk |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117135206/https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/696246-ustavny-pravnik-drgonec-si-to-rozmysel-o-palac-nezabojuje-polovica-kandidatov-je-urazkou-naroda/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Beáta Janočková, civil and parental rights activist. Announced candidacy as an independent candidate on 13 November 2023, initiating the collection of 15-thousand signatures to support her candidacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prezidentskú kandidatúru ohlásila aktivistka Beáta Janočková |url=https://www.postoj.sk/141599/prezidentsku-kandidaturu-ohlasila-aktivistka-beata-janockova|access-date=13 December 2023|website=Konzervatívny denník Postoj|language=sk|agency=[[News Agency of the Slovak Republic|TASR]]}}</ref>
*Beáta Janočková, civil and parental rights activist. Announced candidacy as an independent candidate on 13 November 2023, initiating the collection of 15-thousand signatures to support her candidacy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prezidentskú kandidatúru ohlásila aktivistka Beáta Janočková|url=https://www.postoj.sk/141599/prezidentsku-kandidaturu-ohlasila-aktivistka-beata-janockova|access-date=13 December 2023|website=Konzervatívny denník Postoj|language=sk|agency=[[News Agency of the Slovak Republic|TASR]]|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213111459/https://www.postoj.sk/141599/prezidentsku-kandidaturu-ohlasila-aktivistka-beata-janockova|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Miroslav Radačovský]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]. Announced his candidacy on 10 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Europoslanec M. Radačovský plánuje kandidovať za prezidenta |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/volby24-europoslanec-m-radacovsky-p/765850-clanok.html |website=teraz.sk |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=sk |date=8 January 2024}}</ref> He withdrew his candidacy in early February.<ref>{{cite web |last=Búry |first=Juraj |title=Chceli kandidovať, nakoniec z toho nič nie je. Čo zabránilo Radačovskému a ďalším v boji o prezidentský palác? |url=https://hnonline.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/96129679-chceli-kandidovat-nakoniec-z-toho-nic-nie-je-co-zabranilo-radacovskemu-a-dalsim-v-boji-o-prezidentsky-palac |website=[[Hospodárské noviny]]|date=5 February 2024|access-date=18 March 2024|language=sk}}</ref>
*[[Miroslav Radačovský]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]. Announced his candidacy on 10 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Europoslanec M. Radačovský plánuje kandidovať za prezidenta |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/volby24-europoslanec-m-radacovsky-p/765850-clanok.html |website=teraz.sk |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=sk |date=8 January 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109183343/https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/volby24-europoslanec-m-radacovsky-p/765850-clanok.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He withdrew his candidacy in early February.<ref>{{cite web |last=Búry |first=Juraj |title=Chceli kandidovať, nakoniec z toho nič nie je. Čo zabránilo Radačovskému a ďalším v boji o prezidentský palác? |url=https://hnonline.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/96129679-chceli-kandidovat-nakoniec-z-toho-nic-nie-je-co-zabranilo-radacovskemu-a-dalsim-v-boji-o-prezidentsky-palac |website=[[Hospodárské noviny]] |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=sk |archive-date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318092741/https://hnonline.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/96129679-chceli-kandidovat-nakoniec-z-toho-nic-nie-je-co-zabranilo-radacovskemu-a-dalsim-v-boji-o-prezidentsky-palac |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Andrej Danko]], Deputy Speaker of the National Council. Withdrew candidacy on 18 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.<ref name=Danko>{{cite web |title=Danko sa vzdal kandidatúry na prezidenta v prospech Harabina |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3889026/ |website=Denník N|date=18 March 2024|language=sk}}</ref>
* [[Andrej Danko]], Deputy Speaker of the National Council. Withdrew candidacy on 18 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.<ref name=Danko>{{cite web|title=Danko sa vzdal kandidatúry na prezidenta v prospech Harabina|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3889026/|website=Denník N|date=18 March 2024|language=sk|access-date=18 March 2024|archive-date=18 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318093027/https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3889026/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Róbert Švec]], Chairman of the {{ill|Slovak Revival Movement|sk|Slovenské Hnutie Obrody}}. Withdrew candidacy on 20 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.<ref name=Svec>{{Cite web |title=Róbert Švec odstúpil z boja o prezidentské kreslo |url=https://standard.sk/603435/robert-svec-odstupil-z-boja-o-prezidentske-kreslo|website=Štandard|date=20 March 2024|language=sk}}</ref>
* [[Róbert Švec]], Chairman of the {{ill|Slovak Revival Movement|sk|Slovenské Hnutie Obrody}}. Withdrew candidacy on 20 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.<ref name=Svec>{{Cite web|title=Róbert Švec odstúpil z boja o prezidentské kreslo|url=https://standard.sk/603435/robert-svec-odstupil-z-boja-o-prezidentske-kreslo|website=Štandard|date=20 March 2024|language=sk|access-date=20 March 2024|archive-date=20 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320222040/https://standard.sk/603435/robert-svec-odstupil-z-boja-o-prezidentske-kreslo|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Campaign==
==Campaign==
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Milan Nahlik, Stefan Harabin, Marian Kotleba and Peter Pellegrini have expressed statements sympathetic with Russia in relation to its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]] and critical of the [[European Union]], with Pellegrini supporting Ukraine opening negotiations with Russia. Meanwhile, Ivan Korčok has been supportive of the West and Ukrainian resistance against Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia's presidential election: A choice between Russia and the West |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/presidential-election-forces-slovakia-to-choose-between-russia-and-the-west|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=20 March 2024}}</ref> During the campaign, Pellegrini accused Korčok of being a warmonger who wants to send troops to Ukraine, which Korčok denied.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote |url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-126e8cf1fd04e6bb054e0d55c90ea7f9|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=5 April 2024}}</ref> Pellegrini also said that he was running for president "to rescue the government of [Prime Minister] [[Robert Fico]]." Fico also openly supported Pellegrini, calling him a “a moderate candidate who recognises the value of peace" and described Korčok as supporting "everything the West tells him without hesitation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia holds second round of presidential vote amid deep divisions over Ukraine war |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240406-slovakia-holds-second-round-of-presidential-election-amid-deep-divisions-over-ukraine-war|website=[[France 24]]|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> Pellegrini and Fico's accusations were made despite the office of the president not having constitutional powers to deploy military forces abroad.<ref name="bbcresult">{{Cite web|title=Peter Pellegrini: Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68754112 |website=[[BBC]]|access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref>
Milan Náhlik, Štefan Harabin, Marian Kotleba and Peter Pellegrini have expressed statements sympathetic with Russia in relation to its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]] and critical of the [[European Union]], with Pellegrini supporting Ukraine opening negotiations with Russia. Meanwhile, Ivan Korčok has been supportive of the West and Ukrainian resistance against Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slovakia's presidential election: A choice between Russia and the West|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/presidential-election-forces-slovakia-to-choose-between-russia-and-the-west|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=20 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322133922/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/presidential-election-forces-slovakia-to-choose-between-russia-and-the-west|url-status=live}}</ref> During the campaign, Pellegrini accused Korčok of being a warmonger who wants to send troops to Ukraine, which Korčok denied.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote|url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-126e8cf1fd04e6bb054e0d55c90ea7f9|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=5 April 2024|access-date=5 April 2024|archive-date=5 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405153550/https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-126e8cf1fd04e6bb054e0d55c90ea7f9|url-status=live}}</ref> Pellegrini also said that he was running for president "to rescue the government of [Prime Minister] [[Robert Fico]]." Fico also openly supported Pellegrini, calling him a “a moderate candidate who recognises the value of peace" and described Korčok as supporting "everything the West tells him without hesitation".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slovakia holds second round of presidential vote amid deep divisions over Ukraine war|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240406-slovakia-holds-second-round-of-presidential-election-amid-deep-divisions-over-ukraine-war|website=[[France 24]]|access-date=24 March 2024|archive-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406073807/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240406-slovakia-holds-second-round-of-presidential-election-amid-deep-divisions-over-ukraine-war|url-status=live}}</ref> Pellegrini and Fico's accusations were made despite the office of the president not having constitutional powers to deploy military forces abroad.<ref name="bbcresult">{{Cite news |title=Peter Pellegrini: Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68754112 |website=[[BBC]] |date=7 April 2024 |access-date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407001231/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68754112 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Korčok ran on the notion of "not letting Robert Fico take everything"
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Following the results of the first round, Korčok said that he acknowledged a "need to reach out more to voters who supported the government parties,” adding that it was also clear that “they’re not satisfied with how this government is ruling, where it’s taking Slovakia.” Pellegrini congratulated Korčok for his first place and pledged to hold “several duels, as it should be” with Korčok before the second round, and “not to succumb” to an aggressive campaign style, having only engaged once in a debate prior to the first round of voting. He also noted that a majority of voters voted for nationalist candidates and not "a liberal, progressive" candidate, and predicted the second round of voting to be a tight race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovak president election: Pro-EU diplomat tops coalition stalwart in first round |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/coalition-stalwart-edges-pro-eu-opponent-in-first-round-slovak-presidential-ballot/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Politico |date=23 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia's presidency |url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-president-election-fist-round-a2aedaa45c03362ccc0aa478c43404f4 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Associated Press |date=23 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia's pro-West diplomat Korcok to face off with Fico ally Pelligrini in presidential runoff |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240324-pro-ukraine-korcok-ex-pm-pellegrini-set-for-slovakia-presidential-runoff |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=France 24 |date=24 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


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Following the results of the first round, Korčok said that he acknowledged a "need to reach out more to voters who supported the government parties,” adding that it was also clear that “they’re not satisfied with how this government is ruling, where it’s taking Slovakia.” Pellegrini congratulated Korčok for his first place and pledged to hold “several duels, as it should be” with Korčok before the second round, and “not to succumb” to an aggressive campaign style, having only engaged once in a debate prior to the first round of voting. He also noted that a majority of voters voted for nationalist candidates and not "a liberal, progressive" candidate, and predicted the second round of voting to be a tight race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovak president election: Pro-EU diplomat tops coalition stalwart in first round |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/coalition-stalwart-edges-pro-eu-opponent-in-first-round-slovak-presidential-ballot/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Politico |date=23 March 2024 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324142549/https://www.politico.eu/article/coalition-stalwart-edges-pro-eu-opponent-in-first-round-slovak-presidential-ballot/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia's presidency |url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-president-election-fist-round-a2aedaa45c03362ccc0aa478c43404f4|website=Associated Press |date=23 March 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024|archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324142549/https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-president-election-fist-round-a2aedaa45c03362ccc0aa478c43404f4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia's pro-West diplomat Korcok to face off with Fico ally Pelligrini in presidential runoff |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240324-pro-ukraine-korcok-ex-pm-pellegrini-set-for-slovakia-presidential-runoff|website=France 24|date=24 March 2024|archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324152409/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240324-pro-ukraine-korcok-ex-pm-pellegrini-set-for-slovakia-presidential-runoff |url-status=live }}</ref>
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President Čaputová denounced war rhetoric used during the campaigning for the second round and defended both Pellegrini and Korčok from allegations that they were willing to deploy soldiers in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia elects new president amid divisions over Ukraine war |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/6/slovakia-elects-new-president-amid-divisions-over-ukraine-war |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=Aljazeera |language=en}}</ref>

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President Čaputová denounced war rhetoric used during the campaigning for the second round and defended both Pellegrini and Korčok from allegations that they were willing to deploy soldiers in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia elects new president amid divisions over Ukraine war |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/6/slovakia-elects-new-president-amid-divisions-over-ukraine-war|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=7 April 2024|archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406222001/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/6/slovakia-elects-new-president-amid-divisions-over-ukraine-war |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Endorsements===
===Endorsements===
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| [[Andrej Danko]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| [[Andrej Danko]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| Pellegrini<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=SNS podporí v druhom kole volieb Petra Pellegriniho |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/13m9mkD/sns-podpori-v-druhom-kole-volieb-petra-pellegriniho/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Aktuality.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
| Pellegrini<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=SNS podporí v druhom kole volieb Petra Pellegriniho |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/13m9mkD/sns-podpori-v-druhom-kole-volieb-petra-pellegriniho/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Aktuality.sk |language=sk |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330084812/https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/13m9mkD/sns-podpori-v-druhom-kole-volieb-petra-pellegriniho/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|For the People (Slovakia)}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|For the People (Slovakia)}};" |
| [[Patrik Dubovský]]
| [[Patrik Dubovský]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| Korčok<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Hnutie Slovensko je pripravené na stretnutie s Ivanom Korčokom, podporí ho aj Patrik Dubovský |url=https://sita.sk/hnutie-slovensko-je-pripravene-na-stretnutie-s-ivanom-korcokom-podpori-ho-aj-patrik-dubovsky/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=SITA.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
| Korčok<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hnutie Slovensko je pripravené na stretnutie s Ivanom Korčokom, podporí ho aj Patrik Dubovský |url=https://sita.sk/hnutie-slovensko-je-pripravene-na-stretnutie-s-ivanom-korcokom-podpori-ho-aj-patrik-dubovsky/|date=26 March 2024|access-date=30 March 2024|website=SITA.sk |language=sk |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330084812/https://sita.sk/hnutie-slovensko-je-pripravene-na-stretnutie-s-ivanom-korcokom-podpori-ho-aj-patrik-dubovsky/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hungarian Alliance (Slovak political party)}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Hungarian Alliance (Slovak political party)}};" |
| [[Krisztián Forró]]
| [[Krisztián Forró]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ujszo.com/kozelet/forro-es-a-magyar-szovetseg-pellegrinit-tamogatja-az-elnokvalasztas-masodik-fordulojaban|lang=hu-SK|title= Forró Krisztián Pellegrinit támogatja az elnökválasztás második fordulójában |date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024|work=[[Új Szó]]}}</ref>
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ujszo.com/kozelet/forro-es-a-magyar-szovetseg-pellegrinit-tamogatja-az-elnokvalasztas-masodik-fordulojaban|lang=hu-SK|title=Forró Krisztián Pellegrinit támogatja az elnökválasztás második fordulójában|date=27 March 2024|access-date=27 March 2024|work=[[Új Szó]]|archive-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327160414/https://ujszo.com/kozelet/forro-es-a-magyar-szovetseg-pellegrinit-tamogatja-az-elnokvalasztas-masodik-fordulojaban|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| [[Štefan Harabin]]
| [[Štefan Harabin]]
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3920482/|date=3 April 2024|access-date=6 April 2024|work=[[Denník N]]|lang=sk|title=Štefan Harabin zopakoval, že Peter Pellegrini nemôže ako predseda parlamentu kandidovať}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3920482/|date=3 April 2024|access-date=6 April 2024|work=[[Denník N]]|lang=sk|title=Štefan Harabin zopakoval, že Peter Pellegrini nemôže ako predseda parlamentu kandidovať|archive-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406113525/https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3920482/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's Party Our Slovakia}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's Party Our Slovakia}};" |
| [[Marian Kotleba]]
| [[Marian Kotleba]]
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref name=Kotleba>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1557658314808698|author=Kotlebovci - Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko|author-link=People's Party Our Slovakia|date=5 April 2024|access-date=5 April 2024|via=[[Facebook]]|lang=sk|title=Voľbou Korčoka aj Pellegriniho preberáte zodpovednosť za ich činy proti národu aj štátu!}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref name=Kotleba>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1557658314808698|author=Kotlebovci - Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko|author-link=People's Party Our Slovakia|date=5 April 2024|access-date=5 April 2024|via=[[Facebook]]|language=sk|title=Voľbou Korčoka aj Pellegriniho preberáte zodpovednosť za ich činy proti národu aj štátu!}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2024}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Slovakia (political movement)}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Slovakia (political movement)}};" |
| [[Igor Matovič]]
| [[Igor Matovič]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| Korčok<ref name=matovic>{{cite web|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/8Tpy54R/hnutie-slovensko-podporilo-v-druhom-kole-prezidentskych-volieb-ivana-korcoka/|lang=sk|title=Hnutie Slovensko podporilo v druhom kole prezidentských volieb Ivana Korčoka|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|work=[[Aktuality.sk]]}}</ref>
| Korčok<ref name=matovic>{{cite web|url=https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/8Tpy54R/hnutie-slovensko-podporilo-v-druhom-kole-prezidentskych-volieb-ivana-korcoka/|language=sk|title=Hnutie Slovensko podporilo v druhom kole prezidentských volieb Ivana Korčoka|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|work=[[Aktuality.sk]]|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403150437/https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/8Tpy54R/hnutie-slovensko-podporilo-v-druhom-kole-prezidentskych-volieb-ivana-korcoka/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| Milan Náhlik
| Milan Náhlik
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1164488548243029|title=Druhé kolo!|author=Milan Náhlik vlastenec|author-link=:sk:Milan Náhlik|access-date=5 April 2024|date=5 April 2024|via=[[Facebook]]|lang=sk}}</ref>
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1164488548243029|title=Druhé kolo!|author=Milan Náhlik vlastenec|author-link=:sk:Milan Náhlik|access-date=5 April 2024|date=5 April 2024|via=[[Facebook]]|language=sk}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2024}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| [[Ján Kubiš]]
| [[Ján Kubiš]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Voice – Social Democracy}};" |
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teraz.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/neuspesny-kandidat-kubis-bude-v-dru/785554-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%3BsPrezidentsk%C3%A9%20vo%C4%BEby%202024|title=Neúspešný kandidát Kubiš bude v druhom kole voliť Pellegriniho|work=Teraz.sk|access-date=4 April 2024|date=4 April 2024|lang=sk}}</ref>
| Pellegrini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teraz.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/neuspesny-kandidat-kubis-bude-v-dru/785554-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%3BsPrezidentsk%C3%A9%20vo%C4%BEby%202024|title=Neúspešný kandidát Kubiš bude v druhom kole voliť Pellegriniho|work=Teraz.sk|access-date=4 April 2024|date=4 April 2024|lang=sk|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403140105/https://www.teraz.sk/prezidentske-volby-2024/neuspesny-kandidat-kubis-bude-v-dru/785554-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%3BsPrezidentsk%C3%A9%20vo%C4%BEby%202024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #AA1801;" |
| style="background-color: #AA1801;" |
| [[Róbert Švec]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| [[Róbert Švec]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Róbert Švec nepodporí Pellegriniho ani Korčoka, obaja sú podľa neho kandidátmi na "prezidenta vojny" |url=https://sita.sk/robert-svec-nepodpori-pellegriniho-ani-korcoka-obaja-su-podla-neho-kandidatmi-na-prezidenta-vojny/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=SITA.sk |language=sk}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | No endorsement<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Róbert Švec nepodporí Pellegriniho ani Korčoka, obaja sú podľa neho kandidátmi na "prezidenta vojny" |url=https://sita.sk/robert-svec-nepodpori-pellegriniho-ani-korcoka-obaja-su-podla-neho-kandidatmi-na-prezidenta-vojny/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=SITA.sk |language=sk |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330082521/https://sita.sk/robert-svec-nepodpori-pellegriniho-ani-korcoka-obaja-su-podla-neho-kandidatmi-na-prezidenta-vojny/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
|}


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==Results==
==Results==
In the second round, Pellegrini carried 61 out of 79 [[Districts of Slovakia|districts]].<ref name="Aktuality.sk 2023">{{cite web | title=Výsledky prezidentských volieb 2. kolo LIVE | website=Aktuality.sk | date=2023-10-03 | url=https://www.aktuality.sk/udalost/prezidentske-volby-2024/vysledky/ | language=sk | access-date=2024-04-06}}</ref>
In the second round, Pellegrini carried 61 out of 79 [[Districts of Slovakia|districts]].<ref name="Aktuality.sk 2023">{{cite web | title=Výsledky prezidentských volieb 2. kolo Live |url=https://www.aktuality.sk/udalost/prezidentske-volby-2024/vysledky/| website=Aktuality.sk | language=sk|date=3 October 2023|access-date=6 April 2024| archive-date=7 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407060845/https://www.aktuality.sk/udalost/prezidentske-volby-2024/vysledky/ | url-status=live }}</ref>


{{Election results
{{Election results
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|cand10=[[Andrej Danko]]{{efn|name=fn1|Candidate withdrew in favour of Harabin, but was still on the ballot.}}|party10=[[Slovak National Party]]|votes10=1905
|cand10=[[Andrej Danko]]{{efn|name=fn1|Candidate withdrew in favour of Harabin, but was still on the ballot.}}|party10=[[Slovak National Party]]|votes10=1905
|cand11=[[Róbert Švec]]{{efn|name=fn1}}|party11={{ill|Slovak Revival Movement|sk|Slovenské Hnutie Obrody}}|votes11=1876|color11=#AA1801
|cand11=[[Róbert Švec]]{{efn|name=fn1}}|party11={{ill|Slovak Revival Movement|sk|Slovenské Hnutie Obrody}}|votes11=1876|color11=#AA1801
|invalid=10563|invalid2=
|invalid=10563|invalid2=17233
|electorate=4364071|electorate2=
|electorate=4364071|electorate2=4368697
|source=[https://www.volbysr.sk/en/vysledky_hlasovania_kolo1.html First Round], [https://www.volbysr.sk/en/vysledky_hlasovania_kolo2.html Second Round]
|source=[https://www.volbysr.sk/en/vysledky_hlasovania_kolo1.html First Round], [https://www.volbysr.sk/en/vysledky_hlasovania_kolo2.html Second Round]
}}
}}


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
Following the results, Pellegrini pledged to be "a president of all Slovak citizens" and "be always by the side of Slovakia." Korčok conceded defeat and congratulated Pellegrini, while acknowledging that he was "disappointed" by the electoral result.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia’s president |url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-c7c4873395ddae50bd4ead0304da8297 |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=Associated Press |date=7 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Following the results, Pellegrini pledged to be "a president of all Slovak citizens" and "be always by the side of Slovakia." Korčok conceded defeat and congratulated Pellegrini, while acknowledging that he was "disappointed" by the electoral result.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-c7c4873395ddae50bd4ead0304da8297|website=Associated Press |date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407062730/https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-presidential-election-korcok-pellegrini-fico-c7c4873395ddae50bd4ead0304da8297 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Pellegrini's victory is seen by analysts to be a gain for the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, with Pellegrini having been acquiescent in Fico's efforts to overhaul the justice system, which had launched investigations into members of Fico's [[SMER]] party and place public broadcasting under state control, in addition to sharing his views on Ukraine and relations with Russia.<ref name="bbcresult"/>
Pellegrini's victory is seen by analysts to be a gain for the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, with Pellegrini having been acquiescent in Fico's efforts to overhaul the justice system, which had launched investigations into members of Fico's [[SMER]] party and place public broadcasting under state control, in addition to sharing his views on Ukraine and relations with Russia.<ref name="bbcresult"/>
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 1 September 2024

2024 Slovak presidential election
← 2019 23 March 2024 (first round)
6 April 2024 (second round)		 2029 →
Opinion polls
Turnout51.90% (first round) Increase 3.16pp
61.12% (second round) Increase 19.32pp
 
Nominee Peter Pellegrini Ivan Korčok
Party Hlas Independent
Popular vote 1,409,255 1,243,709
Percentage 53.12% 46.88%
President before election

Zuzana Čaputová
Independent

Elected President

Peter Pellegrini
Hlas

Presidential elections were held in Slovakia in March and April 2024. Incumbent president Zuzana Čaputová announced in June 2023 that she would not run for a second term.[1]

In the first round held on 23 March, Ivan Korčok led with 43% of the votes followed by Peter Pellegrini with 37%. As no candidate received a majority, a runoff was scheduled between the two on 6 April.[2][3] However, in the second round, Pellegrini defeated Korčok with 53% of the vote. He was sworn in as president on 15 June.[4]

The election was widely regarded as a win for Slovakia's prime minister Robert Fico who saw his ally elected as President.

Electoral system

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The President of Slovakia is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gains a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top-two candidates.[5]

Candidates

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Eligibility

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Slovak citizens not sentenced for an intentional crime aged 40 or more are eligible to run for the office of president.[6]

Each candidacy has to be supported by either 15 Members of the National Council of Slovakia or signatures of 15,000 citizens of Slovakia to be admissible. Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria had until midnight 30 January 2024 to formally confirm their candidacy.

Official candidates

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Name Born Public Office Experience Affiliation and main endorsements Alma mater and profession
Patrik Dubovský 1965
(age 58–59) 		Affiliation: For the People
Endorsement: Slovakia, Christian Union 		Comenius University
historian
Krisztián Forró 31 January 1976
(age 48)
Veľká Mača 		Affiliation: Hungarian Alliance Edutus University
businessman

Štefan Harabin 		4 May 1957
(age 66)
Ľubica 		Chairman of the Supreme Court (1998–2003, 2009–2014)
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2009)
Minister of Justice (2006–2009) 		Affiliation: Independent
Endorsement: Slovak National Party and other minor parties 		Pavol Jozef Šafárik University
judge

Ivan Korčok 		4 April 1964
(age 59)
Banská Bystrica 		Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2020–2022)
Slovak Ambassador to the United States (2018–2020)
Undersecretary of Foreign and European Affairs (2002–2005, 2015–2018)
Slovak Ambassador to the European Union (2009–2015)
Slovak Ambassador to Germany (2005–2009) 		Affiliation: Independent
Endorsement: Progressive Slovakia, Christian Democratic Movement, Freedom and Solidarity and other minor parties 		University of Economics in Bratislava, Comenius University
diplomat

Marian Kotleba 		7 April 1977
(age 46)
Banská Bystrica 		Member of the National Council (2016–2022)
Governor of the Banská Bystrica Region (2013–2017) 		Affiliation: Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia Matej Bel University
teacher

Ján Kubiš 		12 November 1952
(age 71)
Bratislava 		Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2009)
Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (1999–2005)
Slovak Ambassador to the United Nations, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other international organizations in Geneva (1993–1994) 		Affiliation: Independent Moscow State Institute of International Relations
diplomat

Igor Matovič 		11 May 1973
(age 50)
Trnava 		Member of the National Council (2010–2020, 2022–present)
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia (2021–2022)
Minister of Finance (2021–2022)
Prime Minister of Slovakia (2020–2021) 		Affiliation: Slovakia
Endorsement: Christian Union, For the People 		Comenius University
businessman
Milan Náhlik [sk] 1976
(age 47–48) 		Affiliation: Independent police officer

Peter Pellegrini 		6 October 1975
(age 48)
Banská Bystrica 		Speaker of the National Council (2014–2016, 2023–2024)
Member of the National Council (2006–2012, 2014–2016, 2020–2024)
Deputy Speaker of the National Council (2020)
Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020)
Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia for Investment and Informatization (2016–2018)
Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport (2014)
Undersecretary of Finance (2012–2014) 		Affiliation: Voice – Social Democracy
Endorsement: Direction – Social Democracy 		Matej Bel University, Technical University of Košice
self-employed

Disqualified

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  • Marta Čurajová, lecturer, judicial reform advocate. Launched the campaign on 19 December 2023 as an independent candidate.[7]

Withdrawn

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  • Ján Drgonec [sk], former justice of the Supreme Court, former MP for ANO. Announced candidacy in March 2023.[8] Collection of required 15-thousand signatures was in progress as of November 2023.[9] In January 2024, he stopped the signature collection.[10]
  • Beáta Janočková, civil and parental rights activist. Announced candidacy as an independent candidate on 13 November 2023, initiating the collection of 15-thousand signatures to support her candidacy.[11]
  • Miroslav Radačovský, MEP. Announced his candidacy on 10 January 2024.[12] He withdrew his candidacy in early February.[13]
  • Andrej Danko, Deputy Speaker of the National Council. Withdrew candidacy on 18 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.[14]
  • Róbert Švec, Chairman of the Slovak Revival Movement [sk]. Withdrew candidacy on 20 March 2024 endorsing Štefan Harabin.[15]

Campaign

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Milan Náhlik, Štefan Harabin, Marian Kotleba and Peter Pellegrini have expressed statements sympathetic with Russia in relation to its invasion of Ukraine and critical of the European Union, with Pellegrini supporting Ukraine opening negotiations with Russia. Meanwhile, Ivan Korčok has been supportive of the West and Ukrainian resistance against Russia.[16] During the campaign, Pellegrini accused Korčok of being a warmonger who wants to send troops to Ukraine, which Korčok denied.[17] Pellegrini also said that he was running for president "to rescue the government of [Prime Minister] Robert Fico." Fico also openly supported Pellegrini, calling him a “a moderate candidate who recognises the value of peace" and described Korčok as supporting "everything the West tells him without hesitation".[18] Pellegrini and Fico's accusations were made despite the office of the president not having constitutional powers to deploy military forces abroad.[19]

Korčok ran on the notion of "not letting Robert Fico take everything"

Following the results of the first round, Korčok said that he acknowledged a "need to reach out more to voters who supported the government parties,” adding that it was also clear that “they’re not satisfied with how this government is ruling, where it’s taking Slovakia.” Pellegrini congratulated Korčok for his first place and pledged to hold “several duels, as it should be” with Korčok before the second round, and “not to succumb” to an aggressive campaign style, having only engaged once in a debate prior to the first round of voting. He also noted that a majority of voters voted for nationalist candidates and not "a liberal, progressive" candidate, and predicted the second round of voting to be a tight race.[20][21][22]

President Čaputová denounced war rhetoric used during the campaigning for the second round and defended both Pellegrini and Korčok from allegations that they were willing to deploy soldiers in Ukraine.[23]

Endorsements

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Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Slovak presidential election
Candidate Endorsement
Andrej Danko[a] Pellegrini[24]
Patrik Dubovský Korčok[25]
Krisztián Forró Pellegrini[26]
Štefan Harabin No endorsement[27]
Marian Kotleba No endorsement[28][better source needed]
Igor Matovič Korčok[29]
Milan Náhlik Pellegrini[30][better source needed]
Ján Kubiš Pellegrini[31]
Róbert Švec[a] No endorsement[32]

Opinion polls

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Main article: Opinion polling for the 2024 Slovak presidential election

First round

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Second round

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Results

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In the second round, Pellegrini carried 61 out of 79 districts.[33]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Ivan KorčokIndependent958,39342.521,243,70946.88
Peter PellegriniVoice – Social Democracy834,71837.031,409,25553.12
Štefan HarabinIndependent264,57911.74
Krisztián ForróHungarian Alliance65,5882.91
Igor MatovičSlovakia49,2012.18
Ján KubišIndependent45,9572.04
Patrik DubovskýFor the People16,1070.71
Marian KotlebaKotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia12,7710.57
Milan Náhlik [sk]Independent3,1110.14
Andrej Danko[a]Slovak National Party1,9050.08
Róbert Švec[a]Slovak Revival Movement [sk]1,8760.08
Total2,254,206100.002,652,964100.00
Valid votes2,254,20699.532,652,96499.35
Invalid/blank votes10,5630.4717,2330.65
Total votes2,264,769100.002,670,197100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,364,07151.904,368,69761.12
Source: First Round, Second Round

Aftermath

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Following the results, Pellegrini pledged to be "a president of all Slovak citizens" and "be always by the side of Slovakia." Korčok conceded defeat and congratulated Pellegrini, while acknowledging that he was "disappointed" by the electoral result.[34]

Pellegrini's victory is seen by analysts to be a gain for the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, with Pellegrini having been acquiescent in Fico's efforts to overhaul the justice system, which had launched investigations into members of Fico's SMER party and place public broadcasting under state control, in addition to sharing his views on Ukraine and relations with Russia.[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Candidate withdrew in favour of Harabin, but was still on the ballot.

References

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