For the People (Slovakia)

For the People
Za ľudí
AbbreviationZĽ
LeaderVeronika Remišová
Presidium
Parliamentary leaderMiriam Šuteková
FounderAndrej Kiska
Founded2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)
HeadquartersBratislava
Youth wingYoung For the People
Membership (2022)Decrease 284[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre[4][5][6] to centre-right[7]
National affiliationOĽaNO and Friends
European affiliationEuropean People's Party[8]
Colours  Yellow   Blue
Slogan"We will not allow the mafia to return."
National Council
1 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 15
Regional governors
0 / 8
Regional deputies[9][10]
39 / 419
Mayors[9][10]
6 / 2,904
Local councillors[9][10]
111 / 20,462
Party flag
Flag of the For the People
Website
stranazaludi.sk

For the People (Slovak: Za ľudí) is a centre to centre-right, liberal-conservative political party in Slovakia. It was founded by former President Andrej Kiska in 2019.[11] Kiska became the party's leader at the founding convention on 28 September 2019.[12] Deputy Prime Minister and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remišová became the new chair of the party on 8 August 2020, having been elected by delegates at the party congress held in Trenčianske Teplice, defeating her rival candidate, MP and Hlohovec mayor Miroslav Kollár.[13]

Election results

National Council

Election Leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– Status
2016 Andrej Kiska did not exist[a]
1 / 150
 New Opposition
2020 166,325
5.8%
 7th
12 / 150
 Increase 11 Coalition
2023 Igor Matovič[b] 264,137
8.9%
 4th
1 / 150
 Decrease 10 Opposition
Running in coalition with the OĽaNO, KÚ and NOVA, which won 16 seats in total.
  1. ^ Veronika Remišová switched from OĽaNO to ZĽ
  2. ^ Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) served as list leader and Veronika Remišová served as ZĽ's chairman.

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Rank Seats +/– EP Group
2024[a] Peter Pollák 29,385
2.0%
 9th
0 / 15
 New –
  1. ^ Run in a joint list with Slovakia and NOVA.

History of leaders

Image Name Entered office Left office Length of Leadership
1 Andrej Kiska 2 September 2019 8 August 2020 11 months and 6 days
2 Veronika Remišová 8 August 2020 present 4 years, 4 months and 20 days

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Výročná správa politickej strany: Za ľudí" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia) (in Slovak). 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Neuer slowakischer Premier Heger besucht Wien". Der Standard (in German). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Slowakei: Neue Regierung während Corona-Krise - populistisch, rechts, unberechenbar". Deutsche Welle (in German). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ Germanová, Miroslava (2 March 2020). "Slovakia Wakes Up to a "New Era Without Fico"". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Strana Za ľudí sľubuje nájomné byty aj škôlku pre každé dieťa". Finreport.sk. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Slovak former president's party to enter coalition talks". Reuters. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ^ Istrate, Dominik (28 February 2020). "A divided Slovakia heads for the polls". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ^ In PACE.
  9. ^ a b c Also with coalitions.
  10. ^ a b c "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania". volbrsr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Exprezident Kiska představil novou stranu, pojmenoval ji Za lidi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Strana Za ľudí si zvolila svojho predsedu: Kiska na sneme v Košiciach dostal ponuku od PS/Spolu". Topky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Remišová Elected as New Chair of For the People Party". NewsNow. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.