For the People (Slovakia)
Centrist political party in Slovakia
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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.[13] Kiska became the party's leader at the founding convention on 28 September 2019.[14] 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.[15]
For the People Za ľudí | |
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| Abbreviation | ZĽ |
| Leader | Veronika Remišová |
| Presidium |
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| Parliamentary leader | Miriam Šuteková |
| Founder | Andrej Kiska |
| Founded | 2 September 2019 |
| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Youth wing | Mladí Za ľudí (2019-2021) |
| Membership (2022) |  284[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[8] to centre-right[9] |
| National affiliation | OĽaNO and Friends |
| European affiliation | European People's Party[10] |
| Colours | Yellow Blue |
| Slogan | Courageously and responsibly |
| National Council | 1 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
| Regional governors | 0 / 8 |
| Regional deputies[11][12] | 39 / 419 |
| Mayors[11][12] | 6 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors[11][12] | 111 / 20,462 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| stranazaludi | |
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 |
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Coalition | |
| 2023 | Igor Matovič[b] | 264,137 | 8.9 | 4th | 1 / 150 |
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Opposition |
| Running in coalition with the OĽaNO, KÚ and NOVA, which won 16 seats in total. | |||||||
- Veronika Remišová switched from OĽaNO to ZĽ
- 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 | – |
History of leaders
| Image | Name | Entered office | Left office | Length of Leadership | |
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| 1 | .jpg) |
Andrej Kiska | 2 September 2019 | 8 August 2020 | 11 months and 6 days |
| 2 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Veronika Remišová | 8 August 2020 | present | 5 years, 8 months and 22 days |