Party profiles
Slovakia's political parties: what each one proposes for 2027
Deciding who to vote for starts with knowing what each party proposes beyond the headlines. Here are the 12 parties in the test: where they come from, who leads them, whether they are in government or in opposition, and what they stand for.
Each profile sets out the party's position question by question, with the reasoning and, where there is one, a link to the source. It is based on election manifestos, votes in the National Council and public statements. It is the same database our political match test uses; see the full methodology to find out how it is put together.
SMER – sociálna demokracia
SmerSocial democracy, social conservatism · Nationwide
SMER – sociálna demokracia (Smer-SD) was founded in 1999 as a breakaway from the Party of the Democratic Left, and Robert Fico has led it ever since....
See what Smer stands forProgresívne Slovensko
PSLiberalism, pro-Europeanism · Nationwide
Progresívne Slovensko (PS) is a liberal political movement founded in 2017. It belongs to the ALDE Party and, in the European Parliament, to the Renew...
See what PS stands forHLAS – sociálna demokracia
HlasSocial democracy, centre-left · Nationwide
HLAS – sociálna demokracia (Hlas-SD) was founded in 2020 by Peter Pellegrini and other MPs who left Smer. It came third in the 2023 election with 14.7...
See what Hlas stands forHnutie SLOVENSKO
Hnutie SlovenskoAnti-corruption, conservatism · Nationwide
Hnutie Slovensko (Slovakia Movement) is the movement Igor Matovič founded in 2011 and still leads; until 2023 it was known as OĽaNO (Ordinary People a...
See what Hnutie Slovensko stands forKresťanskodemokratické hnutie
KDHChristian democracy, social conservatism · Nationwide
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH, Christian Democratic Movement) was founded in 1990 and is one of Slovakia's oldest parties. It has taken part in s...
See what KDH stands forSloboda a Solidarita
SaSClassical liberalism, centre-right · Nationwide
Sloboda a Solidarita (SaS, Freedom and Solidarity) was founded in 2009 by the economist Richard Sulík. It belongs to the European Conservatives and Re...
See what SaS stands forSlovenská národná strana
SNSNationalism, national conservatism · Nationwide
The Slovak National Party (SNS) is a nationalist party registered in 1990, one of the oldest in Slovakia. Since 2012 it has been led by Andrej Danko,...
See what SNS stands forRepublika
RepublikaNational conservatism, Euroscepticism · Nationwide
Republika is a movement founded in 2021 by Milan Uhrík and other MPs who had left Marian Kotleba’s ĽSNS; Uhrík has led it ever since. It describes its...
See what Republika stands forMagyar Szövetség – Maďarská aliancia
Maďarská alianciaHungarian minority representation, conservatism, centre-right · Nationwide
The Hungarian Alliance (Magyar Szövetség – Maďarská aliancia) is the party of Slovakia’s Hungarian minority, and also speaks for other minorities and...
See what Maďarská aliancia stands forDemokrati
DemokratiLiberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism, centre to centre-right · Nationwide
Demokrati (Democrats) is a centre and centre-right party, a member of the European People’s Party. It was founded in 2018 as Spolu and took its curren...
See what Demokrati stands forSme rodina
Sme rodinaNational conservatism, pro-family social policy · Nationwide
Sme rodina (We Are Family) is a political movement founded in 2015 by businessman Boris Kollár, who still leads it. It entered the National Council in...
See what Sme rodina stands forPrávo na pravdu
Právo na pravduSovereignism, conservatism · Nationwide
Právo na pravdu (Right to Truth, PRAVDA) is a new party registered in November 2025 and led since its founding congress in January 2026 by lawyer and...
See what Právo na pravdu stands forFrom left to right
The parties ordered by their place on the economic axis of the political compass, calculated from their positions on the test questions (from −100, left, to +100, right). See the full map with the social axis.
- Smer -54
- Hlas -50
- Republika -50
- SNS -43
- Právo na pravdu -36
- Maďarská aliancia -11
- Sme rodina -11
- Hnutie Slovensko -7
- KDH +36
- PS +43
- Demokrati +54
- SaS +82
Now you know where each party stands. What about you?
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