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We Are Family
Sme rodina
AbbreviationSR
LeaderBoris Kollár
Presidium
Parliamentary leaderPeter Pčolinský
FounderBoris Kollár
Founded10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)
HeadquartersLeškova 5, Bratislava. 81104
Youth wingThe Young Help
Membership (2021)Increase 1,309[1]
Ideology
Right-wing populism[11][12][13][14]
Political positionRight-wing[15][2] to far-right[16]
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party
Colours   Blue and Red
Slogan«We are normal»
(Slovak: «Sme normalni»)
National Council
16 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 14
Regional governors[17]
0 / 8
Regional deputies[b][17]
55 / 419
Mayors[b][17]
135 / 2,904
Local councillors[b][17]
539 / 20,462
Website
www.smenormalni.sk
  1. ^ SR also has been described as protest party.[10]
  2. ^ a b c Also with coalitions

We Are Family (Slovak: Sme rodina), previously the Party of Citizens of Slovakia, is a right-wing populist political movement in Slovakia led by Boris Kollár known for its populism and opposition to immigration. The positions of the party to European Union are soft eurosceptic but it is for in favor of a status quo. The party rejects the federalization of European Union and also LGBT rights. We Are Family is popular mainly at the national level and less at the local level. Vice-presidents of party are Minister of labour Milan Krajniak, parliamentary deputies Petra Krištúfková and Peter Pčolinský (who is also the chairman of the parliamentary group of the party).

History

Former party logo

The party was founded on 10 November 2015 by businessman Boris Kollár by renaming and repurposing an existing minor party named Our Land (Náš Kraj).[18] The party took 6.6% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council.[19][20] In February 2019, the party joined the Identity and Democracy Party.

Election results

National Council

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2016 Boris Kollár 172,860 6.62 6th
11 / 150
 Opposition
2020 237,531 8.24 3rd
17 / 150
 Increase 6 OĽaNO–SR–SaS–ZĽ

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Group
2019 Peter Pčolinský 31,840 3.23 10th
0 / 14

Presidential

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
2019 Milan Krajniak 59,464 2.77 7th

References

  1. ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Sme Rodina" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2021. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b Bela, Ambrus (4 March 2020). "Slovacia devine patria anticorupției". Q Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Slovakia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ Pakulski, Jan (2016). The Visegrad Countries in Crisis (PDF). Collegium Civitas. p. 71. rising number of voters in 2016, frustrated by unfulfilled promises, turned to the extreme party ĽS-NS, as well as to nationalist "We are Family".
  5. ^ "Eslovaquia [Slovakia]". Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade. Retrieved 19 September 2018. Los partidos con representación parlamentaria tras las elecciones generales celebradas en marzo de 2016 son SMER-SD (socialistas) ... y Sme Rodina (nacionalista). [The parties with parliamentary representation after the general elections held in March 2016 are SMER-SD (socialist) ... and Sme Rodina (nationalist).]
  6. ^ "VIDEO Kollár vystúpil na mítingu nacionalistov. Po taliansky kričal pred rozvášneným davom". 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ Schubert, Gerald (2020). "Slowakei-Wahl bringt Sieg für Protestpartei Gewöhnliche Menschen". Der Standard.
  8. ^ "Bratislava meeting exposes EU far-right contradictions". Euractiv. 2019.
  9. ^ Palata, Luboš (2017). "Igor Matovič – eine Wahl aus Verzweiflung". Landeszeitung der Deutschen in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien.
  10. ^ Rötzer, Florian (2016). "Slowakei rutscht nach rechts". heise online.
  11. ^ Kneuer, Marianne (2017). "Slovakia Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017" (PDF). Bertelsmann Stiftung.
  12. ^ "Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Kollár je pravicový populista a odporca EÚ". 19 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Kladivo na populistov: Ako môže fond obnovy spraviť z Borisa Kollára reformátora". 21 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Populizmus zabíja. Potrebujeme koalíciu proti populizmu". 9 July 2021.
  15. ^ "A political earthquake in Slovakia". Centre for Eastern Studies. 3 September 2016.
  16. ^ "2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia – European Sources Online".
  17. ^ a b c d https://www.volbysr.sk/oso/sk/suhrnne_vysledky.html [bare URL]
  18. ^ Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party Spectator, 12 November 2015
  19. ^ Allocation of Seats State Commission for Elections and Control of Financing of Political Parties
  20. ^ Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election Spectator, 7 March 2016


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