Slovakia (political party)

For other uses, see Olano (disambiguation).
Slovakia Movement
Hnutie Slovensko
ChairmanIgor Matovič
General SecretaryJúlius Jakab[1]
Parliamentary caucus leaderMichal Šipoš
FounderIgor Matovič
Founded28 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-28)
Split fromFreedom and Solidarity
HeadquartersZámocká 6873/14, 81101 Bratislava
Membership (2022)Increase 61[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre[7][8] to centre-right[9][10]
National affiliationOĽaNO and Friends[11]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours
  •   Blue-green
  •   Red
Slogan"We will not sell you to the mafia" (2023)[12]
National Council
10 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 15
Regional governors
1 / 8
Regional deputies
21 / 416
Mayors[a]
54 / 2,904
Local councillors[b]
752 / 20,686
Website
obycajniludia.sk

Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko), known as Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (Slovak: Obyčajní ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti, OĽANO) until 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]

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. Following the collapse of the governing coalition and subsequent snap election in 2023, the party has been opposition once again.

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.

  1. ^ "Predsedníctvo". OĽaNO (in Slovak).
  2. ^ "Výročná správa za rok 2022" (PDF). 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. ^ "Analysis | Voters want Slovakia's incoming government to end corruption. That will be tough". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-26.


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