Slovakia (political party)
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Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko), known as Ordinary People and Independent Candidates (Slovak: Obyčajní ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti, OĽaNO, before 2023), is a conservative political party in Slovakia. Founded in 2011 by former businessman Igor Matovič, the party has been characterized primarily as populist, championing anti-corruption, anti-elitist and anti-establishment sentiments.[13]
Slovakia Movement Hnutie Slovensko | |
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Chairman | Igor Matovič |
General Secretary | Július Jakab[1] |
Parliamentary caucus leader | Michal Šipoš |
Founder | Igor Matovič |
Founded | 28 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-28) |
Split from | Freedom and Solidarity |
Headquarters | Zámocká 6873/14, 81101 Bratislava |
Membership (2022) | 61[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[7][8] to centre-right[9][10] |
National affiliation | OĽaNO and Friends[11] |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Colours | |
Slogan | "We will not sell you to the mafia" (2023)[12] |
National Council | 12 / 150 |
European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
Regional governors | 1 / 8 |
Regional deputies | 21 / 416 |
Mayors[lower-alpha 1] | 54 / 2,904 |
Local councillors[lower-alpha 2] | 752 / 20,686 |
Website | |
obycajniludia | |
The party served as the parliamentary opposition during two electoral terms: 2012–2016 and 2016–2020. In 2020, it emerged victorious in the parliamentary election and subsequently formed a coalition government. In government, the party advocated for conservative, familistic policies through the implementation of expanded social welfare and 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.