Only Two Political Parties Set Up in Slovakia This Year

With only 8 months away from the general parliamentary election which is to take place in March of 2016 Slovakia is in the pre-election period. So far, only two new political parties - SKOK ("Jump") and Šanca ('Chance') have been officially registered this year, Alena Koišová of the Interior Ministry confirmed. Other parties, even though they claimed they would begin collecting signatures necessary for the application, haven't been set up yet. In addition, no party ceased to exist this year, according to the Interior Ministry. There are currently a total of 156 political parties registered in Slovakia, 86 of which are in the process of dissolution.