Slovakia (political party)

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Slovakia
Slovensko
54 / 2,904
Local councillors[b]
752 / 20,686
Website
obycajniludia.sk

Slovakia (

anti-elitist and anti-establishment sentiments.[13]

The party served as the parliamentary opposition during two electoral terms:

pro-natalist measures, while concurrently opposing the promotion of LGBT and reproductive
rights.

In the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary election, the party integrated members of several minor parties within its list, not legally forming a coalition to avoid the imposed increased electoral threshold.

History

Party logo before 2023

The initial four Ordinary People (OĽaNO) MPs were Igor Matovič, Erika Jurinová, Martin Fecko, Jozef Viskupič.[when?][14] OĽaNO sat in the National Council with Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), and signed an agreement with SaS that its members could not cross the floor to another group. In June and July 2010,[14] it was rumoured that OĽaNO would refuse to back the programme of the new centre-right coalition,[15] which included Freedom and Solidarity, and whose majority depended on Ordinary People.[16]

In August 2010, Matovič said that it was not the right time to become an independent party.

Civic Conservative Party and the Conservative Democrats.[17] In the 2012 election, the party came in third place overall, winning 8.55% of the vote and 16 seats.[18]

In the 2014 European elections, OĽaNO came in fourth place nationally, receiving 7.46% of the vote and electing 1 MEP.[19]

In the

Slovak Parliament
, 17 of whom came from Ordinary People.

In 2014–2019, the party was member of European Parliament group of

European People's Party group
.

At the

National Council. Party leader Igor Matovič
was appointed as the Prime Minister designate.

On 25 October 2023, the party changed its name to Slovakia.[20]

Ideology and platform

Initially a

anti-elitist rhetoric.[21][22] Although conservative voices were always present in OĽaNO, their influence became significant after the 2020 parliamentary election.[23][24] Party leader Igor Matovič endorsed the 2015 Slovak referendum initiated by Alliance for Family, voting against the introduction of same-sex marriages, adoptions and compulsory sex education in state schools.[25] Before the last election, Matovič announced that his party would not join a coalition government that wanted to establish civil unions or loosen drug policy.[26] At the same time, Christian Union merged into the party, presenting bills restricting abortions with major party support.[27][28]

OĽaNO lacks any internal democratic structures, and Matovič decides on the composition of the electoral list, admission of members and political nominations.[29][30][31] The use of public subsidies for the party is considered non-transparent and similar to a private company rather than a political entity.[32] OĽaNO claimed to have 50 members as of 31 December 2021.[33]

Election results

National Council

Ordinary People and Independent Personalities, (OĽaNO)

The party integrated Civic Conservative Party and Conservative Democrats of Slovakia members within its list; however, both parties withdrew from the list prior to the election due to a dispute with OĽaNO.

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2012 Igor Matovič 218,537
8.6%
 3rd
16 / 150
 Opposition

Ordinary People and Independent Personalities–NOVA, (OĽaNO–NOVA)

The party legally changed its name before the election to integrate NOVA and Change from Below members within its list.

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2016 Igor Matovič 287,611
11.0%
 3rd
19 / 150
 Increase 3 Opposition

Ordinary People and Independent Personalities–NOVA–Christian Union–Change from Below, (OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ)

The party legally changed its name before the election to integrate NOVA, Christian Union and Change from Below members within its list.

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2020 Igor Matovič 721,166
25.0%
 1st
53 / 150
 Increase 34 OĽaNO–We Are Family–SaS–For the People
(2020–2022)
OĽaNO–We Are Family–For the People
(2022–2023)
Opposition
(2023)

Ordinary People, Independent Candidates, NOVA, Free and Responsible, Pačivale Roma, Magyar Szívek, (OĽaNO and Friends)

The party legally changed its name before the election to represent its internal factions and to integrate NOVA members within its list.

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2023 Igor Matovič OĽaNO–Christian Union–For the People
13 / 150
 Decrease 40 Opposition

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Group
2014 Jozef Viskupič 41,829
7.5%
 4th
1 / 13
 ECR
2019 Michal Šipoš 51,834
5.3%
 6th
1 / 14
 Steady 0 EPP
2024 Peter Pollák TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Presidential

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
2014 Helena Mezenská 45,180
2.4%
 7th
2019 Endorsed
Zuzana Čaputová 		870,415
40.6%
 1st 1,056,582
58.4%
 1st
2024 Igor Matovič 49,201
2.2%
 5th 1,243,709
46.9%
 2nd
Endorsed
Patrik Dubovský 		16,107
0.7%
 7th Endorsed Ivan Korčok

Notes

  1. ^ Also with coalitions
  2. ^ Also with coalitions

References

  1. ^ "Predsedníctvo". OĽaNO (in Slovak).
  2. Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)
    (in Slovak). 2023. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Slovakia election: Exit polls show Fico wins with reduced majority". Deutsche Welle. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "Slovak MPs wear yellow stars to protest far-right party". Times of Israel. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ "Slovakia opposition party wins parliamentary election". Deutsche Welle. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. ^ Cunningham, Benjamin (2016-03-06). "5 takeaways from Slovakia's election". Politico. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ^ Varshalomidze, Tamila. "Far-right poised to make gains in Slovakia's key polls". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  8. ^ Muller, Robert (2020-02-14). "Slovak opposition well-placed in poll to unseat long-ruling Smer". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  9. ^ "Slovakia election: seismic shift as public anger ousts dominant Smer-SD party". The Guardian. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  10. ^ "Slovakia election: Double murder haunts voters". BBC News. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  11. ^ "Voľby do NR SR 2023: kandidátne listiny v lehote určenej zákonom predložilo 24 politických strán a 1 koalícia". 3 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Kandidátna listina koalície OĽANO a priatelia, Kresťanská únia, Za ľudí". 6 July 2023.
  13. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  14. ^ a b Vilikovská, Zuzana (15 June 2010). "SaS chairman speaks about its new MPs from the Ordinary People civic association". The Slovak Spectator.
  15. ^ Vilikovská, Zuzana (5 August 2010). "'Ordinary Man' MP Matovič accuses Fico of lying". The Slovak Spectator.
  16. ^ a b Vilikovská, Zuzana (3 August 2010). "SaS: Ordinary People faction will give up their parliamentary seats if they leave SaS caucus". The Slovak Spectator.
  17. ^ "The Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - Ordinary People files request to be registered as political party in Slovakia". visegradgroup.eu. TASR. 28 October 2011.
  18. ^ Slovakia turns left, The Economist (11 March 2012)
  19. ^ "Elections to the European Parliament 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  20. ^ "Hnutie OĽaNO opäť zmenilo názov, bude sa volať Slovensko". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  21. ^ "Mení Matovič s OĽaNO svoju protikorupčnú tvár? Jasná odpoveď politológa | TVNOVINY.sk". 11 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Matovič chce z OĽaNO konzervatívnu stranu. Pre KDH má ponuku, ktorú nemôžu odmietnuť".
  23. ^ "Zmena identity OĽaNO: Zmení sa protikorupčné hnutie na konzervatívne?". 3 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Konzervatívne OĽaNO: Poslancom bude hovorca referenda aj gospelový spevák". 5 March 2020.
  25. ^ "VIDEO: Igor Matovič hlasoval v Trnave s manželkou a deťmi". 7 February 2015.
  26. ^ "OĽaNO nevstúpi do koalície, ktorá rieši drogy a registrované partnerstvá".
  27. ^ "Záborská z Kresťanskej únie: Máme s Matovičom dohodu, že v parlamente si vlastný klub nevytvoríme". 2 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Nicholsonová kritizuje poslancov Kresťanskej únie za tému potratov, tí pripravujú návrh". 22 May 2020.
  29. ^ "OĽaNO je za štruktúry bez straníckej knižky, Matovič v ringu "bojoval" bez priaznivcov Smeru". 19 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Kto zarába na OĽaNO. Štát a verejnosť vedia veľmi málo o tom, ako strany míňajú svoje peniaze". 23 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Stanovy".
  32. ^ "Kto zarába na OĽaNO. Štát a verejnosť vedia veľmi málo o tom, ako strany míňajú svoje peniaze". 23 April 2021.
  33. Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)
    (in Slovak). 2021. p. 7.

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