MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Slovakia's ruling Direction – Social Democracy party (Smer-SD) party, led by Fico, lost its majority following parliamentary elections held on Saturday. The party retained the largest single share of votes with just over 28 percent, forcing the center-left party to seek coalition partners to form a government.
A spokesperson for Most-Hid stated that Bugar will instead seek to form stable right-wing government, according to the news outlet.
Most-Hid, which is a center-right party representing Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority, received 6.5 percent of the vote, while Network gained 5.6 percent.
With a total of nine parties gaining seats in Slovakia's National Council, the center-right Freedom and Solidarity party received over 12 percent of the vote, while the conservative Ordinary People party gained 11 percent and the nationalist Slovak National Party came fourth with 8.6 percent. Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia, a controversial right-wing party known for its anti-Roma rhetoric, gained 8 percent of the vote, thus coming fifth.
On Tuesday, the leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, Richard Sulik, stated that six right-wing parties may form a stable coalition government.
