We Are Family (Slovakia) Explained

Country:Slovakia
We Are Family
Native Name:Sme rodina
Abbreviation:Sme Rodina
Founder:Boris Kollár
Leader:Boris Kollár
Leader2 Title:Parliamentary leader
Leader2 Name:Peter Pčolinský
Headquarters:Leškova 5, Bratislava. 81104
Youth Wing:The Young Help
Founded:2011
Membership Year:2021
Membership: 1,309[1]
Seats1 Title:National Council
Seats3 Title:Regional governors[2]
Seats4 Title:Regional deputies
Seats5 Title:Mayors
Seats6 Title:Local councillors
European:Identity and Democracy Party (until 2023)
Slogan:"We are normal" (2023)
Colours: Blue and red
Seats2 Title:European Parliament

We Are Family (Slovak: Sme rodina) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Slovakia founded in 2011. It is led by businessman Boris Kollár who was Speaker of the National Council from 2020 to 2023.

It won seats the National Council in the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections, serving in the opposition from 2016 to 2020 and as the junior government party from 2020 to 2023. It did not win any seats in the 2019 European Parliament election. It was a member of the Eurosceptic Identity and Democracy, which is an alliance of political parties in Europe.

History

The party was originally registered in 6 July 2011 as Party of Citizens of Slovakia (Strana občanov Slovenska).[3] In November 2015 the party was taken over by Boris Kollár, who renamed it "We Are Family – Boris Kollár" (Sme Rodina - Boris Kollár).[4] [3] The party received 7% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council.[5] [6] The party joined the pan-Europe Identity and Democracy Party in February 2019, after which dropping Boris Kollár from its name the same year in November.[3]

In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, We Are Family received 2% of the vote and lost all of its seats in the National Council.

Election results

National Council

ElectionLeaderVotes%RankSeats+/–Status
2016Boris Kollár172,8606.626thNew
2020237,5318.243rd 6
202365,6732.2111th 17

President

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Výročná správa politickej strany: Sme Rodina . . 7 . sk . PDF . 2021.
  2. Web site: Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania. https://web.archive.org/web/20221102214647/https://www.volbysr.sk/oso/sk/suhrnne_vysledky.html. 2 November 2022. 1 October 2023. sk.
  3. Web site: Register of Political Parties and Political Movements . 2023-12-20 . Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.
  4. News: Businessman Boris Kollár launches his political party. The Slovak Spectator. Petit Press. 12 November 2015. 7 August 2024.
  5. Web site: The Election to the NRSR 2016. dead. volbysr.sk. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020143248/https://volbysr.sk/en/data03.html. 20 October 2016.
  6. News: Post-election: Possible combinations after Slovak election. The Slovak Spectator. Petit Press. 7 March 2016. 7 August 2024.