OĽaNO and Friends (Slovak: OĽaNO a priatelia), whose full legal name is OĽaNO and Friends: Ordinary People (OĽaNO), Independent Candidates (NEKA), NOVA, Free and Responsible, Pačivale Roma, Magyar szívek and Christian Union and For the People (Slovak: OĽANO A PRIATELIA: OBYČAJNÍ ĽUDIA (OĽANO), NEZÁVISLÍ KANDIDÁTI (NEKA), NOVA, SLOBODNÍ A ZODPOVEDNÍ, PAČIVALE ROMA, MAGYAR SZÍVEK a Kresťanská únia a ZA ĽUDÍ),[1] is a political coalition in Slovakia established on 26 May 2023.
OĽaNO and Friends OĽaNO a priatelia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Igor Matovič |
| Founded | 26 May 2023 |
| Registered | 3 July 2023 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Colours | Grey |
| National Council | 14 / 150 |
| Website | |
| obycajniludia | |
History
editOn 26 May 2023 Ordinary People and Independent Personalities leader Igor Matovič announced the creation of the OĽaNO and Friends coalition through the legal renaming of the OĽaNO party. The coalition initially included OĽaNO, NOVA, Free and Responsible, Roma and Hungarian platforms and a platform of bipartisan candidates.[2][3] On 2 July 2023, the parties Christian Union and For the People parties joined the coalition. The parties ran with a single list for the parliamentary elections on 30 September 2023.[4][5] The coalition obtained 8.9% of the votes for a total of 16 seats, significantly worse than the result obtained by the previous OĽaNO-led coalition in the 2020 election.[6]
Members
edit| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | MPs | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia Slovensko |
Conservatism | Centre-right | Igor Matovič | 11 / 150
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0 / 15
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| Christian Union Kresťanská únia |
Christian right | Right-wing | Milan Krajniak | 2 / 150
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0 / 15
| |
| For the People Za ľudí |
Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Veronika Remišová | 1 / 150
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0 / 15
| |
Election results
editNational Council
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Igor Matovič | 264,137 | 4th | 16 / 150
|
New | Opposition |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zoznam kandidujúcich politických subjektov - NRSR 2023". www.volbysr.sk. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "HNonline.sk - OĽANO a priatelia. Matovičova strana ide do volieb s novým názvom, kandidátka obsahuje aj nezávislých". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Magyar és roma platformmal bővül az OĽaNO". ujszo.com (in Hungarian). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Postoj; TASR. "Voľby 2023 / OĽANO ide do koalície s KÚ a Za ľudí. Kandidovať bude 25 politických subjektov". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ N, Denník (2023-07-05). "Kandidátna listina koalície OĽaNO a priatelia, Kresťanská únia, Za ľudí pre parlamentné voľby 2023". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Results". Slovakia Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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