The 2016 parliamentary elections in Slovakia brought important changes to the composition
of parliament and resulted in an innovative four-party government. The leftist Smer-SD came
on top but suffered substantial losses compared to 2012. It managed to form a government
with three other parties, one of them representing the traditional Slovak nationalists while
another being the leading representative of Slovakia's largest ethnic minority. The new
coalition government downplays its internal divisions and claims it can provide stability in …