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Political party in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volt Slovakia (Slovak: Volt Slovensko, Volt) is a political party in Slovakia and the Slovak branch of Volt Europa, a Eurofederalist and progressive pan-European political party and movement, which advocates for greater European cooperation across Europe.
Volt Slovakia Volt Slovensko | |
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| Abbreviation | Volt |
| Spokesperson | Andrea Danihelová |
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| Founded | May 2023 |
| Registered | 12 February 2024 |
| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Ideology | |
| European affiliation | Volt Europa |
| Colors | Purple |
| National Council | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
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The party's declared goal is to regain trust in politics and break with the old structures of politics in Slovakia. To this purpose, the party wants to focus on cross-border cooperation and Europe to solve problems such as climate change or economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
The party is committed to a tolerant, open society and LGBTQ rights.[3][4]
The party supports sanctions against Russia and arms deliveries to Ukraine in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war.[5]
Volt Slovakia was founded in May 2023 by Rick Zedník and Lucia Kleštincová and began the process of official registration as a party. To do so, the movement needs 10,000 signatures of support, which it must submit to the Ministry of the Interior.[1][6] In December 2023, the movement announced that it had collected the necessary signatures.[7] The founding party conference took place in Bratislava on 3 February 2024.[8] Lucia Kleštincová and Rick Zedník were elected as Co-Presidents and additionally Zuzana Púčiková as Interim Co-President for the campaign for the European elections.[9] The party was officially registered by the Ministry of the Interior on 12 February 2024.[10] The party is preparing to participate in the European elections 2024, in which it is running with a list of 10 candidates.[11][12] The top candidate is Lucia Kleštincová, who was elected in November 2023.[13]
The top candidate for the European elections in 2024 is Lucia Kleštincová, who was elected in November 2023.[13] At its founding party conference on 3 February 2024, the party's complete list of 10 candidates was elected. It is based on gender parity with alternating representation.[14][15] The party's programme is the one adopted by Volt Europa in November 2023, which is shared by all national Volt parties.
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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| 2024 | Lucia Kleštincová | 1,923 | 15th | 0 / 15 |
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