For the People (Slovakia)

For the People (Slovak: Za ľudí) is a centrist[3] political party in Slovakia founded by former President Andrej Kiska in 2019.[4] Kiska became party's leader on founding convention on 28 September 2019.[5] Vice-premier and Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remišová has become a new chair of the For the People party. Remisova was elected by delegates at the party congress held on 8 August 2020 in Trencianske Teplice (Trencin region), defeating thus her rival candidate, MP Miroslav Kollar.[6]

For the People

Za ľudí
LeaderVeronika Remišová
Presidium
FounderAndrej Kiska
Founded2 September 2019
HeadquartersBratislava
Membership (2019)572
IdeologyLiberalism
Conservative liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Centrism
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-right[2]
Colours  Blue   Yellow
National Council
12 / 150
European Parliament
0 / 14
Local councils
200 / 2,904
Party flag
Website
za-ludi.sk

Election results
Year Leader Vote Vote % Seats Place Government
2020 Andrej Kiska 166,325 5.77
12 / 150
 5th Yes

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 6 months and 1 day

See also

Footnotes
  1. Germanová, Miroslava (2 March 2020). "Slovakia Wakes Up to a "New Era Without Fico"". Balkan Insight.
  2. Istrate, Dominik (28 February 2020). "A divided Slovakia heads for the polls". Emerging Europe.
  3. "Slovak former president's party to enter coalition talks". Reuters. 5 March 2020.
  4. "Exprezident Kiska představil novou stranu, pojmenoval ji Za lidi". iDNES.cz. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "Strana Za ľudí si zvolila svojho predsedu: Kiska na sneme v Košiciach dostal ponuku od PS/Spolu". Topky.sk. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. KO. "Remisova Elected as New Chair of For the People Party | NEWS NOW". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.