Volt Slovakia scores its historic first election victories

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA (25 October, 2026) — Volt Slovensko candidates were elected in four municipalities across Slovakia in the local and regional elections held on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Running for the first time in municipal and regional elections, these are the first electoral successes for Volt Slovensko, which was registered as a party less than four months before running in the 2024 European elections. 

The successful candidates are:

• Jana Dudášova won in Ružiná (Banská Bystrica region), placing third to win one of the seven seats on the municipal council. It will be Dudášova’s second term, as she was first elected as an independent candidate in 2022.

• Ján Lacko won in Malinovo (Bratislava region), placing fourth to win one of the 11 seats on the municipal council. It will be Lacko's second term, as he was first elected as an independent candidate in 2022.

• Mikuláš Lakatoš won in Pribeta (Nitra region), placing fourth to win one of the seven seats on the municipal council. 

• Eva Svoradová won in Halič (Banská Bystrica region), placing first to win one of the nine seats on the municipal council. 

These successes in four municipalities across three of Slovakia’s eight regions highlight that Volt’s approach to thinking European and acting locally has appeal in very different parts of the country.

— Lucia Kleštincová, Co-President of Volt Slovakia

Volt Slovensko is very proud of these candidates who ran energetic campaigns to engage with their communities and win their trust. We are confident they will be as effective public officials as they were political candidates.

— Rick Zedník, Co-President of Volt Slovakia

These election victories mean Volt now has 395 elected officials in 11 countries across Europe, including Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania.

We’re thrilled to congratulate Volt Slovakia’s successful candidates and to welcome them into Volt Europa’s community of over 300 elected officials now across 11 countries. This pan-European network enables elected officials to share common civic challenges and proven public policy solutions.

—  Inês Bravo Figueiredo, Co-President of Volt Europa

This breakthrough success achieved by Volt Slovakia brings twofold benefits: Slovak citizens and communities gain ideas and citizens across Europe benefit from the experiences and lessons that Volt Slovakia’s elected officials will bring - something only possible with real European parties - like Volt.

—  Sven Franck, Co-President of Volt Europa