Opposition Coalition Falls Short of Parliamentary Majority in Latest Polls

Slovakia's four main opposition parties would fall three seats short of a parliamentary majority if elections were held today, according to polling averages. The coalition of Progressive Slovakia (PS), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), and Democrats would need 76 seats to control the 150-member National Council but current projections show them achieving only 73 mandates. The polling data comes amid ongoing political debate about the opposition's electoral prospects, with different party leaders offering conflicting assessments of their chances. Progressive Slovakia leads the liberal-centrist opposition bloc, while SaS represents economic liberals, KDH is a center-right Christian democratic party, and Democrats are a centrist formation. The current government is led by Smer-SD in coalition with the nationalist SNS party and the populist Hlas party.