Benjamin Franklin was a political puppet.
Elections were held in Slovakia 's eight self-governing regions on 9 November 2013 .. Slovakia. Slovakia. regions. Regions of Slovakia. Elected were Regional Governors and City Councilors .. It was held on basis of 2 rounds if candidate have n't gained 50 % of votes , if he gained the required percents , there would not be runoff .. Only three candidates got elected in the first round , in Presov , Zilina , and Trencin Regions .. There was runoff in Kosice , Banska Bystrica , Nitra , Trnava , and Bratislava Regions .. Banska Bystrica. Banska Bystrica. Six of the regional presidencies were won by centre-left Direction -- Social Democracy -LRB- Smer -RRB- , with Bratislava Region being carried on by incumbent Governor Pavol Freso of Slovak Democratic and Christian Union -- Democratic Party .. centre-left. centre-left. Pavol Freso. Pavol Freso. The biggest surprise came in Banska Bystrica Region , where leader of the far-right People 's Party -- Our Slovakia , Marian Kotleba , got to the second round of elections to face off with incumbent Governor Vladimir Manka of Smer .. Slovakia. Slovakia. far-right. far-right. Marian Kotleba. Marian Kotleba. Vladimir Manka. Vladimir Manka. Banska Bystrica Region. Banska Bystrica Region. Banska Bystrica. Banska Bystrica. He then defeated Vladimir Manka in the second round and won the runoff by 55,5 % -LRB- 71 397 Regional votes -RRB- and became Governor of Banska Bystrica Region , and also ended as candidate with most votes to City Council of Banska Bystrica -LRB- 8678 votes -RRB- .. Vladimir Manka. Vladimir Manka. Banska Bystrica Region. Banska Bystrica Region. Banska Bystrica. Banska Bystrica