[4] At the SDKÚ-DS congress on 19 May 2012, she was unsuccessful in the 2014 Slovak presidential election when Pavol Frešo defeated her in the second round.

[5] On 27 November, Žitňanská replaced Ľudovít Kaník as chairman of the SDKÚ parliamentary club.

[8] After placing second in Most–Híd candidate list during the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election,[9] Žitňanská was appointed Minister of Justice by President Andrej Kiska.

[11] In June 2017, Žitňanská criticised the candidacy of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Monika Jankovská, to the Judicial Council.

[12] On 14 March 2018, Žitňanská decided not to continue in the new Cabinet of Peter Pellegrini, citing her inability to find the necessary compromises with the coalition partners.