title: 1993 Slovak presidential election
text: # 1993 Slovak presidential election
  
  The 1993 Slovak presidential elections were held between 26 January and 15 February 1993. Michal Kováč was elected as the first president of Slovakia and became the only Slovak president elected by Parliament. A candidate needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First Ballot
  
  | Candidate | Party | First round (26 January) | First round (26 January) | Second round (27 January) | Second round (27 January) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | Roman Kováč | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 69 | 48.25 | 78 | 71.56 |
  | Milan Ftáčnik | Party of the Democratic Left | 30 | 20.97 | 31 | 28.44 |
  | Anton Neuwirth | Christian Democratic Movement | 27 | 18.88 | | |
  | Jozef Prokeš | Slovak National Party | 17 | 11.88 | | |
  | Total | Total | 143 | 100 | 109 | 100 |
  
  ### Second Ballot
  
  15 February :
  
  | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michal Kováč | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 106 | 73.1 |
  | Against | Against | 19 | 13.1 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 20 | 13.8 |
  | Total | Total | 106 | 100 |
  