Regions of Slovakia
Note: The names of the regions are given in adjectival form, normally followed by kraj (region). The regions were established on 24 Jul 1996 and in Dec 2001 self-government bodies were created and elected for the first time, effective 1 Jan 2002. The self-governing regions are headed by a chairmen (predseda). Party abbreviations: KDH
= Krest'anskodemokratické Hnutie (Christian
Democratic Movement, christian-democratic, est.23 Feb
1990); LSNS = L'udová Strana
Naše Slovensko (People's Party - Our Slovakia,
nationalist, far-right, populist, Eurosceptic, est.21
Feb 2010); OLaNO = Obyčajní L'udia
a Nezávislé Osobnosti (Ordinary People and Independent
Personalities, liberal conservative, est.28 Oct 2011);
SaS = Sloboda a Solidarita (Freedom and
Solidarity, Center-right, soft Eurosceptic, est.27 Feb
2009); SDKU-DS = Slovenská
Demokratická a Krest'anská Únia–Demokratická
Strana (Slovak Democratic and Christian
Union-Democratic Party, christian-democratic, formerly
SDKU and DS, est.21 Jan 2006); SDS =
Strana Demokratického Slovenska (Democratic Party of
Slovakia, former LS-HzDS, est.5 Mar 2014); SMER-SD
= Smer-Socialna Demokracia
('Direction'-Social Democracy, leftist, to 1 Jan
2005 known as Smer [Tretia Cesta] or
Direction [Third Way], split
from SDL, est.8
Nov 1999);
Banskobystrický (Banská Bystrica)
Chairmen Bratislavský (Bratislava)
Chairmen Košický (Košice)
Chairmen Nitriansky (Nitra)
Chairman Prešovský (Prešov)
Chairmen Trenčiansky (Trenčín)
Chairmen Trnavský (Trnava)
Chairmen Žilinský (Žilina)
Chairmen © Ben Cahoon |
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