Moldavian Journal of International Law and International Relations
ANALYSIS OF EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS HELD IN SLOVAKIA ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Author: HRDLIČKA Jozef
JEL Classification: K33
Universal Decimal Classification: 342.8; 342.84; 324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61753/1857-1999/2345-1963/2023.19-2.07
HRDLIČKA Jozef Doctor of Political Sciences, Department of Political Science of the Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín Trenčín, Slovak Republic.
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3426-0146Email: jozefhrdlicka77@gmail.com
Keywords: elections, political party, Slovak Republic, parliament, government, social democracy, conservatism.
Abstract
Early parliamentary elections were held in the Slovak Republic on September 30, 2023. The results of these elections, which brought a change in the ruling political set in Slovakia, are the subject of our analysis. The work briefly defines the socio-political development in Slovakia in the past period as a determinant of election results. It gives the basic value characteristics of dominant political entities. The research also includes a comparison of the election results achieved by the dominant political entities in the parliamentary elections in 2020 and 2023. Based on this comparison, it analyzes movements in the political consciousness and behavior of Slovak voters. The results of the parliamentary elections in September 2023 mean the return of social democrats and national-conservative political forces to positions of power in Slovakia after more than three years.