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Party names/abbreviations in the Infobox

Mixing abbreviations and full names is generally inconsistent. I think that the examples you (User Number 57) mentioned are specific situations. For example, the Conservative Party does not have an abbreviation used (nothing like CON or CP is used) and therefore the form Conservative will naturally be used. The same goes for the Labour Party. The same applies to Volt, because it does not have a common abbreviation and this name is one-word and too short to create it. Even in the Dutch elections, the other parties have abbreviations used. In Slovakia, these parties have abbreviations and do not meet these special specific reasons. Mixing abbreviations and full names is inconsistent and confusing for the reader and we should avoid it, if it is possible Jurajec6 (talk) 12:02, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The way this infobox works is that you enter the party name, and it picks up the appropriate shortform of the party name from the political party module. Sometimes this is a shortened name, sometimes it is an abbreviation; this is how parties are referred to in real life and is not confusing to readers.

The names should not be hardcoded and doing so makes the infobox look crap as several party names split over two rows. Please stop reinstating this incorrect use of the infobox code. Thanks. Number 5 7 12:04, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please, let's keep this conversation civil and avoid language that doesn't belong here.

Regarding the content of your message, I have to accept your argument regarding the formatting. I recognize that it is necessary to set party abbreviations and colors in templates. I wanted to do it, but since I was a fairly new user, I couldn't find how to edit these templates. You might be able to help with this.

However, I do not agree that there should be abbreviations in this Infobox, on the contrary. Since it is a list of all political parties in the legislature, it should be as tabular and therefore clear as possible.

Kind regards, --178.143.103.96 (talk) 20:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's not how infoboxes work; full names are not needed or used. Number 5 7 13:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source for 2023

Is there any reference that the election will be held in 2023 or is that speculation? HudecEmil (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Panam2014 do you have a source? If not, it has to be reverted to "Next election". HudecEmil (talk) 20:18, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/2000141876320/slowakische-regierung-nach-misstrauensvotum-von-praesidentin-entlassen?ref=rss Panam2014 (talk) 22:58, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It says expecting/demanding, not confirming. I will put this source into the intro, showing that early elections are discussed. Because 2023 is not (yet) confirmed, I will revert title from "2023" to "Next election". HudecEmil (talk) 01:23, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The president has the right to dissolve the parliament. Panam2014 (talk) 20:48, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Has the right to dissolve, but as far I see sources didn't do that (yet). Instead appointed an interim government. HudecEmil (talk) 23:15, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is "Slovak" or "Slovakian" the correct term here?

Often, countries named after an ethnic group add a suffix like "ian" after adjectives relating to their country to make it clear that they are referring to all citizens of the country, rather than any particular ethnic group. For example, "Malay" refers to an ethnic group, "Malaysian" to the country of Malaysia. "Slovene" refers to an ethnic group, "Slovenian" to a country. In the cases of Malaysia and Slovenian, articles related to elections in the respective countries use the inclusive, country-level adjective rather than the one that refers to a single ethnic group.

My question is, shouldn't this article use the term "Slovakian" rather than "Slovak," since this is an article relating to the country of Slovakia rather than the Slovak ethnic group? 173.79.190.50 (talk) 00:44, 9 June 2023 (UTC

Yes, it should be "Slovakian" (referring to the country) rather than "Slovak" (which refers to people); this would bring it in line with the use of Slovenian, Bosnian (rather than Bosniak), Croatian (Croat) and Yugoslavian (Yugoslav). Number 5 7 14:05, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Some dictionaries seem to indicate that the term "Slovak" can refer to the country as well.

For example:

"Slovak" – belonging to or relating to Slovakia, its people, or its language (Cambridge Dictionary)

--CaeCalig (talk) 07:58, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, as the full name of the country is "Slovak Republic" (not "Slovakian Republic"). No need to move this article or any other. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 08:18, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Milan Majerský article creation and better photo

Is anyone up for making an article about the head of the Christian Democratic Movement? There's no article about him in English yet, plus his photo is the only one circulating around Wikipedia. We need to have a clear photo on a white background, like this one. Gabriel1055 (talk) 11:30, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Next Slovak parliamentary election" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Next Slovak parliamentary election has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 15 § Next Slovak parliamentary election until a consensus is reached. Janhrach (talk) 12:40, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why did we change the Michal Šimečka photo?

I see that the previous photo was changed and I don't really understand why, as in the new one there is a Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) background, which is party Šimečka doesn't belong to, making the photo ironic in a way. The old one atleast had a PS themed background. Thanks for clarification LegendaSM07 (talk) 20:11, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Map

The current map is very excellent and highly detailed but does seem overly detailed for a wikibox and does not conform with the style used in previous Slovakia election pages, therefore not allowing it to be compared well.

Therefore, I would propose moving the current map to the results section and restore the previous map which aligned with the style to the wikibox.

The previous map in question: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slovak_parliamentary_election_map_2023.svg

Thoughts? Enderdragonpig (talk) 20:08, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it is overly detailed – unfortunately there is a trend to try and cram more and more stuff into maps.

I can't edit svgs, but if someone could crop the current map to just include the main map (cutting out the district one, the key and the parliamentary diagram), I think that would work well, but I wouldn't be opposed to returning the earlier map. Cheers, Number 5 7 22:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think keeping the map on the page is good because it does provide a lot of value for anyone who wants to see it but in the wikibox map is a bit too much.

Like how many election pages have high quality but only somewhat detailed maps in the wikibox but have more detailed maps later in the article that provide valuable information for anyone doing a deeper dive.

I do also think it's good to be able to compare it to past maps which are just district-level, which why I wanted to switch it out as the main map. Enderdragonpig (talk) 00:32, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]