Editing Politics of Slovakia (section)

==History==
Before the [[Velvet Revolution]], [[Czechoslovakia]] was a socialist dictatorship ruled by the [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]], technically together with the coalition of the so-called [[National Front (Czechoslovakia)|National Front]]. Before the free democratic elections could take place after the revolution, a [[transitional government]] was created.

In 1989, [[President of Czechoslovakia]] [[Gustáv Husák]] was sworn in the [[Government of National Understanding]] ({{langx|cs|Vláda národního porozumění}}, {{langx|sk|Vláda národného porozumenia}}) led by [[Marián Čalfa]] with the former being [[abdicated]]. It consisted of ten communists and nine non-communists with the aim to prepare for democratic elections, establish [[market economy]] in the country, and start preparing a new constitution.

Between 8 and 9 June 1990, the [[Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1990|Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1990]] took place. Čalfa's second government disbanded on 27 June 1990 when it was replaced by the [[Government of National Sacrifice]] ({{langx|cs|Vláda národní oběti}}, {{langx|sk|Vláda národnej obete}}), also headed by Marián Čalfa. From 5 until 6 June 1992, the last elections in Czechoslovakia, the [[1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election|Czechoslovak parliamentary election of 1992]] took place. Čalfa's third government disbanded on 2 July 1992, when it was replaced by the [[Caretaker Government of Jan Stráský]] (''Vláda Jana Stráského''), headed by [[Jan Stráský]]. The [[caretaker government]] disbanded on 31 December 1992 together with the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia]].

Due to [[federalism]] after the Velvet Revolution, two national governments (one for the [[Czech Republic]], one for Slovakia) were created as well under the federal Czechoslovak government. In Slovakia it was headed by [[Milan Čič]] and it was established on 12 December 1989 and disbanded on 26 June 1990. Between 8 and 9 June 1990, the [[1990 Slovak parliamentary election]] took place together with the federal Czechoslovak elections. Čič's government was followed by the First Government of [[Vladimír Mečiar]] (1990–1991), Government of [[Ján Čarnogurský]] (1991–1992) and the Second Government of [[Vladimír Mečiar]] (1992–1994).

===Recent developments===
In September 2023, populist left-wing [[Direction – Social Democracy|Smer-SSD]], led by former prime minister [[Robert Fico]], won the [[2023 Slovak parliamentary election|general election]], taking 79 seats in a 150-seat parliament with its allies, the centre-left [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas]] and nationalist [[Slovak National Party|SNS]] parties. The three parties agreed to form a coalition government.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Slovakia elections: Populist winner signs deal to form coalition government|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67085070|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=10 November 2023|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref> On 25 October 2023, Robert Fico became new prime minister of Slovakia, announcing that the new government will stop Slovakia's military aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|title=What are Slovaks expecting from Robert Fico's new government?|url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/25/what-are-slovaks-expecting-from-robert-ficos-new-government|website=[[EuroNews]]|date=25 October 2023|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>  At his first [[European Union|EU]] leaders meeting  in Brussels, Prime Minister Robert Fico  stated that Slovakia will not support further military aid for Ukraine nor support further [[Sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine|sanctions against Russia]] due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Slovakia's Fico will not support more military aid to Ukraine at EU summit|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovakias-fico-will-not-support-more-military-aid-ukraine-eu-summit-slovak-media-2023-10-26/|website=[[Reuters]]|date=26 October 2023|access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>