SPOLU – občianska demokracia

SPOLU – občianska demokracia (English: TOGETHER – Civic Democracy) is a conservative-liberal[3] and liberal-conservative[4] political party in Slovakia. It was established in 2018.

This page is about the Slovak party. For the Czech alliance, see Together (alliance).
SPOLU – občianska demokracia
AbbreviationSPOLU
LeaderJuraj Hipš
PresidiumErik Baláž
Jaroslava Lukačovičová
FounderMiroslav Beblavý
Jozef Mihál
Founded25 January 2018
Split from#SIEŤ
HeadquartersBratislava
Women's wingWomen together
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Environmentalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-right[2]
National affiliationIn coalition with PS
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colours  Yellow   Green   Blue
National Council
0 / 150
European Parliament (Slovakian seats)
2 / 14
Local councils
285 / 20,646
Website
www.stranaspolu.sk

History

SPOLU was announced on 17 November 2017, by former under-secretary of Sieť Miroslav Beblavý, who left the party in protest of its decision to join the Smer-led government, and former under-secretary of liberal SaS Jozef Mihál.[5]

The party presents itself as a centre-right, pro-European party focusing on a modern economy, accessible healthcare and a functional educational system.[6][7]

The Founding Council of SPOLU consists of independent MPs of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and former members of Sieť, SaS and OĽaNO: Oto Žarnay, Jozef Mihál, Simona Petrík, Viera Dubačová, Miroslav Beblavý, Katarína Macháčková and lawyer Pavel Nechala of Transparency International.[8]

The party's founding congress was held on 14 April 2018 in Poprad. Miroslav Beblavý was elected as its leader. Katarína Macháčková and Jozef Mihál were elected as Deputy leaders, with the third Deputy leader being Erik Baláž, founder of environmentalist campaign We are the forest, and recipient of the White Crow 2017 award for the fight against corruption.[9]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Germanová, Miroslava (30 December 2019). "Slovakia, 2019: The Year of President Zuzana Caputova". Balkan Insight.
  2. "Beblavého strana Spolu podporí na prezidenta vedca Roberta Mistríka". dennikn.sk. 17 June 2018.
  3. Kepplova, Zuzana; Przybylski, Wojciech (27 February 2020). "Not Another Miracle". Visegrád Insight.
  4. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Slovakia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. "Beblavého strana sa bude volať Spolu – občianska demokracia". dennikn.sk. 12 September 2017.
  6. "BEBLAVÝ: SPOLU sme občianskymi demokratmi, pokračovateľmi Novembra´89". teraz.sk. 6 February 2018.
  7. Ministerstvo vnútra zaregistrovalo stranu SPOLU – občianska demokracia
  8. Political party registration sheet at Ministry of Interior
  9. Do politiky vstupuje známy ekológ z iniciatívy My sme les


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