Mr Fico cast his vote in the capital Bratislava
Slovakia's leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico has won the general election but lost his majority in parliament, partial results suggest.
It seems likely Mr Fico will need to find coalition partners to return for a third term in office.
Gains by a number of small parties may produce a divided parliament with no clear path to forming a majority government.
Mr Fico has vowed not to accept "one single Muslim" migrant.
His country takes over the EU's rotating presidency in July. His hardline views on migration echo those of Polish, Czech and Hungarian leaders.
Nurses and teachers recently held strikes calling for higher wages, highlighting simmering discontent in some sectors despite strong economic growth.
Mr Fico, who heads the Smer-Social Democracy party, is known for populist policies such as free train travel for students and pensioners.
The leftist nationalist, 51, has fiercely opposed EU quotas on migrant resettlement from Greece and Italy, which would see his country take about 2,600 people.
Slovakia only received 260 asylum requests last year.
CREDIT: BBC
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