Elections of 2024: You Decide - Slovak Presidential Election (Round 2)

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Ivan Korčok: 42.46%
Peter Pellegrini: 33.78%
Patrik Dubovský: 10.19%
Igor Matovič: 4.70%
Ján Kubiš: 4.23%
Scattered among others: 4.64%

In the end, the top 2 candidates were as expected. What was not expected, however, was just how much of a lead Korčok would have in the first round. Most polls had Pellegrini above Korčok by 10 points in the first round, but the results flipped that notion on its head. Pellegrini's passive campaign strategy seemingly isn't working, but he could still come back in the runoff...

Peter Pellegrini (Hlas-Smer), speaker of the parliament and the main government candidate, a rather bland centrist (centre-left if you squint) moderate hero, pro-Western*
Ivan Korčok (SaS-PS), former foreign minister and the main opposition candidate, a rather bland centre-right liberal, pro-Western.

only gonna have 24 hours for this one since it's a pretty simple one and also taking a lot of time will make us run behind on the election schedule in the future.

[RGM2609]

#NeverFico

[S019]

Korčok

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Have very weak preferences here. Lean Pellegrini but I don't really care who wins.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Extending this to tomorrow due to it being tied

[Mike88]

Korčok. Never for Fico's "cane".

[DavidB.]

Still Pellegrini. I like the new government and Pellegrini seems about the least objectionable element in it too. Slovakia is one of the few countries where the center-left option aligns quite well with my views.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Ivan Korčok: 60.87%
Peter Pellegrini: 39.13%


In a shocking landslide, Fico and his incumbent government were extremely rejected in the election, with Pellegrini being successfully branded as a puppet of Fico. Korčok consolidated support in the 2nd round, crossing 60%, a feat that has never before occurred during the time of the popular election of the position.