We Are Family Sme rodina | |
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| Abbreviation | SME RODINA |
| Leader | Boris Kollár |
| Presidium | |
| Parliamentary leader | Peter Pčolinský |
| Founder | Boris Kollár |
| Founded | 2011 [1] |
| Headquarters | Leškova 5, Bratislava. 81104 [1] |
| Youth wing | The Young Help |
| Membership (2021) |  1,309
[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing [6] [3] to far-right [7] [8] |
| European affiliation | Identity and Democracy Party (until 2023) |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Slogan | "We are normal" (2023) |
| National Council | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 14 |
| Regional governors [9] | 0 / 8 |
| Regional deputies [a] [9] | 55 / 419 |
| Mayors [a] [9] | 135 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors [a] [9] | 539 / 20,462 |
| Website | |
|
hnutie-smerodina | |
We Are Family ( Slovak: Sme rodina) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Slovakia founded in 2011. It is led by businessman Boris Kollár, who was Speaker of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.
It won seats the National Council in the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections, serving in the opposition from 2016 to 2020 and as the junior government party from 2020 to 2023. It did not win any seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. It was a member of the Eurosceptic Identity and Democracy, which is an alliance of political parties in Europe.
History
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The party was originally registered in 6 July 2011 as Party of Citizens of Slovakia (Strana občanov Slovenska). [1] In November 2015 the party was taken over by Boris Kollár, who renamed it We Are A Family – Boris Kollár (SME RODINA - Boris Kollár). [10] [1] The party received 7% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council. [11] [12] In February 2019 the party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party, and in November 2019 dropped Boris Kollár from its name. [1]
In the 2023 parliamentary elections the party received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the National Council.
Election results
National Council
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boris Kollár | 172,860 | 6.62 | 6th | 11 / 150
|
New | Opposition |
| 2020 | 237,531 | 8.24 | 3rd | 17 / 150
|
6
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OĽaNO–SR– SaS– ZĽ | |
| 2023 | 65,673 | 2.21 | 11th | 0 / 150
|
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Extra-parliamentary |
European Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Peter Pčolinský | 31,840 | 3.23 | 10th | 0 / 14
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President
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 2019 | Milan Krajniak | 59,464 | 2.77 | 7th | |||
References
- ^ a b c d e "Register of Political Parties and Political Movements". Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Sme Rodina" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2021. p. 7.
- ^ a b Bela, Ambrus (4 March 2020). "Slovacia devine patria anticorupției". Q Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Kneuer, Marianne (2017). "Slovakia Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017" (PDF). Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- ^ "Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Kollár je pravicový populista a odporca EÚ". 19 May 2019.
- ^ "A political earthquake in Slovakia". Centre for Eastern Studies. 3 September 2016.
- ^ "2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia – European Sources Online".
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^ Rettman, Andrew (2 March 2020).
"Slovakia kicks out centre-left rulers". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
Matovic might need the support of the far-right Sme Rodina party
- ^ a b c d "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party Spectator, 12 November 2015
- ^ Allocation of Seats State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties
- ^ Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election Spectator, 7 March 2016
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We Are Family Sme rodina | |
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| Abbreviation | SME RODINA |
| Leader | Boris Kollár |
| Presidium | |
| Parliamentary leader | Peter Pčolinský |
| Founder | Boris Kollár |
| Founded | 2011 [1] |
| Headquarters | Leškova 5, Bratislava. 81104 [1] |
| Youth wing | The Young Help |
| Membership (2021) | 1,309
[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing [6] [3] to far-right [7] [8] |
| European affiliation | Identity and Democracy Party (until 2023) |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Slogan | "We are normal" (2023) |
| National Council | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 14 |
| Regional governors [9] | 0 / 8 |
| Regional deputies [a] [9] | 55 / 419 |
| Mayors [a] [9] | 135 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors [a] [9] | 539 / 20,462 |
| Website | |
|
hnutie-smerodina | |
We Are Family ( Slovak: Sme rodina) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Slovakia founded in 2011. It is led by businessman Boris Kollár, who was Speaker of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.
It won seats the National Council in the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections, serving in the opposition from 2016 to 2020 and as the junior government party from 2020 to 2023. It did not win any seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. It was a member of the Eurosceptic Identity and Democracy, which is an alliance of political parties in Europe.
History
The party was originally registered in 6 July 2011 as Party of Citizens of Slovakia (Strana občanov Slovenska). [1] In November 2015 the party was taken over by Boris Kollár, who renamed it We Are A Family – Boris Kollár (SME RODINA - Boris Kollár). [10] [1] The party received 7% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council. [11] [12] In February 2019 the party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party, and in November 2019 dropped Boris Kollár from its name. [1]
In the 2023 parliamentary elections the party received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the National Council.
Election results
National Council
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boris Kollár | 172,860 | 6.62 | 6th | 11 / 150
|
New | Opposition |
| 2020 | 237,531 | 8.24 | 3rd | 17 / 150
|
6
|
OĽaNO–SR– SaS– ZĽ | |
| 2023 | 65,673 | 2.21 | 11th | 0 / 150
|
17
|
Extra-parliamentary |
European Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Peter Pčolinský | 31,840 | 3.23 | 10th | 0 / 14
|
President
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 2019 | Milan Krajniak | 59,464 | 2.77 | 7th | |||
References
- ^ a b c d e "Register of Political Parties and Political Movements". Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Sme Rodina" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2021. p. 7.
- ^ a b Bela, Ambrus (4 March 2020). "Slovacia devine patria anticorupției". Q Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Kneuer, Marianne (2017). "Slovakia Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017" (PDF). Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- ^ "Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Kollár je pravicový populista a odporca EÚ". 19 May 2019.
- ^ "A political earthquake in Slovakia". Centre for Eastern Studies. 3 September 2016.
- ^ "2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia – European Sources Online".
-
^ Rettman, Andrew (2 March 2020).
"Slovakia kicks out centre-left rulers". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
Matovic might need the support of the far-right Sme Rodina party
- ^ a b c d "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party Spectator, 12 November 2015
- ^ Allocation of Seats State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties
- ^ Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election Spectator, 7 March 2016
| In the
National Council (150 seats) | |
|---|---|
| In the
European Parliament (14 seats) | |
| Extra-parliamentary parties | |
| Defunct parties (post-1989) |
|
Parliamentary group:
Identity and Democracy | |||||
| Parties |
| ||||
| Party President | |||||
| European Parliament Group Presidents | |||||
| European Commissioners |
| ||||
| Heads of government at the European Council |
| ||||
Eurofoundation: Foundation of Identity and Democracy | |||||
|
| This article about politics in Slovakia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Nationalist parties in Slovakia
- Conservative parties in Slovakia
- 2011 establishments in Slovakia
- Political parties established in 2011
- Far-right political parties in Slovakia
- National conservative parties
- Right-wing populist parties
- Right-wing politics in Slovakia
- Right-wing parties in Europe
- Slovakia politics stubs