Table 1
Results of the parliamentary election of Slovak Republic 20162
| Party2 | Votes | Votes (%) | Change 2012 | Seats | Change 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction-SD | 737,481 | 28.28 | -16.1 | 49 | -34 |
| Freedom-Solidarity | 315,558 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 21 | 10 |
| Ordinary People | 287,611 | 11.03 | 2.5 | 19 | 3 |
| Slovak National Party | 225,386 | 8.64 | 4.1 | 15 | 15 |
| Kotleba-Our Slovakia | 209,779 | 8.04 | 6.5 | 14 | 14 |
| We Boris Are Kollár Family- | 172,861 | 6.63 | 6.6 | 11 | 11 |
| The Bridge | 169,593 | 6.5 | -0.4 | 11 | -2 |
| # Network | 146,205 | 5.61 | 5.6 | 10 | 10 |
| Christian Democrats | 128,908 | 4.94 | -3.9 | 0 | -16 |
| Hungarian Community | 105,495 | 4.05 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 108,874 | 4.2 | -4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,648,184 | 100 | 150 |
Source: Slovak Statistical Office (2016)
2 Political parties marked “Bold” created a coalition government led by PM Robert Fico. Nowadays, in April-May 2018 where paper is progress, Slovakia faces the biggest political crisis after the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancé. PM R. Fico, Ministry of Interior Robert Kaliňák, and President of Slovak Police Forces Tibor Gašpar resigned, and coalition government was rebuilt. Peter Pellegrini became new PM, Denisa Saková new minister of interior and General Milan Lučanský new President of police forces.
Graph 1
Application of asylum seekers
Source: Authors graph based on statistics by Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic
Graph 2
Numbers of received asylum application
Source: Authors graph based on statistics by Ministry of Interior of Slovak Republic
| non-politicized | politicized | securitized |
| issue with no public debate | issue is part of public policy | issue = existential threat |
[i] Source: author based on Buzan et al. 1998