For the People (Slovakia)
Centrist political party in Slovakia
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For the People (Slovak: Za ľudí) is a Centre to centre-right, liberal-conservative, pro-European Union, political party in Slovakia. It was founded by former President Andrej Kiska in 2019.[11] Kiska became the party's leader at the founding convention on 28 September 2019.[12] Deputy Prime Minister and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remišová became the new chair of the party on 8 August 2020, having been elected by delegates at the party congress held in Trenčianske Teplice, defeating her rival candidate, MP and Hlohovec mayor Miroslav Kollár.[13]
Election results
National Council
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Andrej Kiska | did not exist[a] | 1 / 150 | New | Opposition | ||
2020 | 166,325 | 5.8% | 7th | 12 / 150 | 11 | Coalition | |
2023 | Igor Matovič[b] | 264,137 | 8.9% | 4th | 1 / 150 | 10 | Opposition |
Running in coalition with the OĽaNO, KÚ and NOVA, which won 16 seats in total. |
- ^ Veronika Remišová switched from OĽaNO to ZĽ
- ^ Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) served as list leader and Veronika Remišová served as ZĽ's chairman.
History of leaders
Image | Name | Entered office | Left office | Length of Leadership | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrej Kiska | 2 September 2019 | 8 August 2020 | 11 months and 6 days | |
2 | Veronika Remišová | 8 August 2020 | present | 3 years, 10 months and 13 days |
See also
- Category:For the People (Slovakia) politicians
- Politics of Slovakia
- List of political parties in Slovakia
Footnotes
- ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Za ľudí" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Neuer slowakischer Premier Heger besucht Wien". Der Standard (in German). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Slowakei: Neue Regierung während Corona-Krise - populistisch, rechts, unberechenbar". Deutsche Welle (in German). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Germanová, Miroslava (2 March 2020). "Slovakia Wakes Up to a "New Era Without Fico"". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Strana Za ľudí sľubuje nájomné byty aj škôlku pre každé dieťa". Finreport.sk. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Slovak former president's party to enter coalition talks". Reuters. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Istrate, Dominik (28 February 2020). "A divided Slovakia heads for the polls". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ In PACE.
- ^ a b c Also with coalitions.
- ^ a b c "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania". volbrsr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Exprezident Kiska představil novou stranu, pojmenoval ji Za lidi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Strana Za ľudí si zvolila svojho predsedu: Kiska na sneme v Košiciach dostal ponuku od PS/Spolu". Topky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Remišová Elected as New Chair of For the People Party". NewsNow. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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