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| 1994, March 16 |
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| The new Slovakian cabinet, led by Premier Jozef Maravcik, was sworn in after the government of Vladimir Meciar fell on March 11 due to a no-confidence vote by Parliament. | 1 |
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| 1998, Jan. 20 |
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| Pres. Václav Havel of the Czech Republic was reelected by Parliament. | 2 |
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| March 2 |
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| Pres. Kovac of Slovakia stepped down after his official term ended, leaving the nation without a president. | 3 |
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| June 19–21 |
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| In the Czech Republic, the Center-Left Social Democrats (CSSD) won a minority of seats in the House of Representatives and with 32.3 percent of the vote remained the most successful party. | 4 |
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| July 9 |
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| In a surprising development, the new government did not form a coalition in order to secure a legislative majority but instead made a deal with the rival Civic Democrats (ODS). Part of the deal was that the ODS promise to refrain from bringing any no-confidence votes on the minority government of the CSSD. In return, the CSSD would allow the ODS to appoint the speakers of both houses, the budget and secret service committee chairs, and the head of the Supreme Audit Office. | 5 |
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| Sept. 25–26 |
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| Legislative elections in Slovakia saw nationalist prime minister Vladimir Meciar's supporters suffer a substantial defeat when the ruling Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) was ousted. A four-party coalition formed to secure a majority in Parliament; Mikulas Dzurinda was established as the new prime minister, ending Meciar's tenure. | 6 |
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| Nov. 13–21 |
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| In the Czech Republic Senate elections the ODS gained three more seats than the CSSD. However, both of these two largest parties in the Czech Republic lost seats in the Senate during the election. | 7 |
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