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National Council
The National Council of the Slovak Republic (Národná rada Slovenskej republiky), abbreviated to NR SR, is the unicameral national parliament of Slovakia. It was established on 1 October 1992 by renaming its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, Slovak National Council (Slovenská národná rada). The National Council serves as national legislature for Slovakia since the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Current parliament building is situated on Alexander Dubček Square in Bratislava, next to Bratislava Castle.

It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats distributed via Hagenbach-Bischoff quota every four years.

Slovakia's parliament has been called the 'National Council' since 1 October 1992. From 1969 to 1992, its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, was called the Slovak National Council (Slovenská národná rada).

The National Council approves domestic legislation, constitutional laws, and the annual budget. Its consent is required to ratify international treaties, and is responsible for approving military operations. It also elects individuals to some positions in the executive and judiciary, as specified by law.

Opinion polling for the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election
In the run up to the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Slovakia. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.

The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous parliamentary election, held on 10 March 2016, to the present day.

Party vote
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's color. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a specific poll does not show a data figure for a party, the party's cell corresponding to that poll is shown empty.