Coalition Denies Plans to Raise Election Threshold to 10 Percent

Slovakia's ruling coalition has dismissed claims that it plans to increase the parliamentary election threshold from the current level to 10 percent. Opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS) and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) had warned against such a move, expressing concerns about raising the minimum vote share required for parties to enter parliament. Coalition lawmakers responded that they have no knowledge of any such proposal, calling the claims unrealistic. The election threshold determines how much of the vote a political party must receive to gain seats in the National Council, Slovakia's parliament, with higher thresholds making it more difficult for smaller parties to win representation.