Freedom Movement (Slovenia)

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Freedom Movement
Gibanje Svoboda
AbbreviationGS
ChairmanRobert Golob
General SecretaryMatej Arčon
Vice ChairmanUrška Klakočar Zupančič
Matej Arčon
FounderJure Leben
Robert Golob
Founded8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) (Z.DEJ)
26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) (GS)
Preceded byZ.DEJ
HeadquartersMiklošičeva ulica 7, 1000 Ljubljana
Youth wingGibanje Svoboda Mladi
Membershipcca. 1000
IdeologyGreen liberalism[1][2]
Social liberalism[3]
Pro-Europeanism[4]
Political positionCentre[5][6][7] to centre-left[8]
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
Colours  Blue
  Green (Z.DEJ)
National Assembly
41 / 90
European Parliament
2 / 8
Mayors
3 / 212
Municipal council
404 / 2,750
Website
gibanjesvoboda.si

The Freedom Movement (Slovene: Gibanje Svoboda, GS) is a social liberal and green liberal political party. It was founded on 26 January 2022, as the successor of the Party of Green actions (Z.DEJ). At the January congress, Robert Golob was elected as the party's first president and the party received its new identity and name.[9]

In its first parliamentary election, the party placed first,[10] obtaining 41 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly, which is a record for a single party in the history of independent Slovenia. Chairman Robert Golob subsequently became Prime Minister of Slovenia heading the 15th Government in a coalition with the Social Democrats and The Left.[11] Shortly after the elections, the Party of Alenka Bratušek and List of Marjan Šarec merged into the party.[12][13][14]

History

Logo as the Green Actions Party (Z.DEJ)

Originally known as the Green Actions Party (Slovene: Stranka zelenih dejanj, Z.DEJ), its founding congress took place on 8 May 2021.[15] It was founded by Jure Leben, and its establishment was announced in January of the same year on the Studio City show.[16]

Jure Leben was elected the first chairman and Gregor Erbežnik became the vice-chairman.[citation needed] The leadership elected 119 delegates.[17] In January 2022, the party was taken over by Robert Golob, who also changed the name to Freedom Movement.[18]

In the 2022 parliamentary elections, the Freedom Movement placed first with 34.5% of the vote and won 41 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly, defeating the Slovenian Democratic Party and its three-term prime minister Janez Janša.[19] The Social Democrats, another centre-left party, announced that they would join a government led by Golob,[20] in addition to The Left, giving him a majority in the legislature and making him Prime Minister of Slovenia, an office he assumed on 25 May 2022. In June 2022, the List of Marjan Šarec and Party of Alenka Bratušek voted in favor of merging into the party, which was approved by the Freedom Movement on 27 June. The official merger was scheduled for the first half of July.[21]

Ideology and platform

The Freedom Movement is a social liberal, green liberal, progressive and Pro-European party with a centre-left orientation. The party seeks a balance between industrial progress and environmental preservation through environmental measures.[15] As social measures, the party points out publicly available health care and the increase in the number of employees, the reform of the education system and the digitalisation of schools.[22] According to former party chairman Leben, Slovenia should be able to rank among the 20 globally most competitive countries in the World Economic Forum criteria.[23]

In his introductory speech, Jure Leben also mentioned the closure of "companies that blatantly pollute the environment" Kemis, Eternit, Termite, Ekosistem, the regulation of drinking water in Anhovo, the closure of the Velenje lignite mine (the only one in the country still operating), ban on hydraulic fracturing, the protection of forests and the declaration of an ecological crisis.[24][23] The party would also introduce a tax on sweetened beverages and non-recycled plastics, while promoting sustainable forms of transport, decentralization and the decarbonisation of Slovenia.[citation needed]

In Croatia, the news portal Index commented that Golob embodies the values of the late Prime Minister and President Janez Drnovšek.[25]

Electoral results

National Assembly

Year Leader Votes % of vote Seats +/– Government
2022 Robert Golob 410,769 34.45% (#1)
41 / 90
 New Coalition

Presidential

Year Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Popular vote % of vote Popular vote % of vote
2022[a] Milan Brglez 134,726 15.45 (#3) — — Lost
  1. ^ Supported Social Democrats candidate.

References

  1. ^ "Slovenia: Newcomer set to oust right-wing premier Jansa". Deutsche Welle. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Slovenia: Robert Golob vs. Janez Janša". OBCT (in Italian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Slowenien: Richtungswahl für Europa". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Election 2022: Parties Agree on EU Enlargement, Not NATO's".
  5. ^ Margherita Montanari (22 April 2022). "Far-right Salvini and Orbán agree to create a new EU 'centre-right'". Euractiv. However, the centrist "Freedom Movement" (GS) party currently polls at 24.9%, challenging SDS's pole position in the popular vote.
  6. ^ Tom Zirpoli (4 May 2022). "Democracy holds in Europe, but remains threatened at home". The Baltimore Sun. In Slovenia, the centrist Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, won 34% of the vote compared to 24% percent for Jansa.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel Macron remains in charge, says grumpy French electorate". Daily Maverick. 25 April 2022. That is far behind the 34 percent of its main rival, the centrist Freedom Movement, meaning that Mr. Jansa is highly unlikely to keep his post as prime minister.
  8. ^ "Slovenia". Europe Elects. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Z.Dej preimenovan v Gibanje Svoboda, za predsednika izvoljen Robert Golob". RTVSLO (in Slovenian). 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Velika zmaga Gibanja Svoboda, v državni zbor še SDS, NSi, SD in Levica". RTVSLO.si.
  11. ^ "Poslanci potrdili novo vladno ekipo". N1 (in Slovenian). 1 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Uradno: strank LMŠ in SAB ne bo več, le še Svoboda". siol.net (in Slovenian). 27 June 2022.
  13. ^ "V LMŠ-ju podprli združitev s stranko Gibanje Svoboda". RTVSLO (in Slovenian). 8 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Gibanje Svoboda podprlo pripojitev LMŠ-ja in SAB-a, o kandidaturi Marte Kos še organi stranke". RTVSLO (in Slovenian). 27 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Leben napoveduje novo Stranko zelenih dejanj" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO.si. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ Uredništvo (11 January 2021). "Jure Leben napovedal novo zeleno stranko". Domovina (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Jure Leben: V politiki je čas za menjavo generacij". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Robert Golob s stranko Gibanje Svoboda". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  19. ^ Lihtenvalner, Katja (25 April 2022). "Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party". CNN. Reuters.
  20. ^ "Janez Janša suffers heavy defeat as newcomer party wins Slovenian election". POLITICO. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Gibanje Svoboda podprlo pripojitev LMŠ-ja in SAB-a, o kandidaturi Marte Kos še organi stranke". RTVSLO (in Slovenian). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Leben se vrača v politiko: 'Dovolj je bilo besed, zavajanj in umetnih delitev'". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b "V politiko se s stranko Z.DEJ vrača Jure Leben: "Dovolj je bilo besed, čas je za zelena dejanja"". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Jure Leben: V politiki je čas za menjavo generacij". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Zašto u Hrvatskoj nije moguća izborna pobjeda nekoga poput Goloba?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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