OĽaNO and Friends
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OĽaNO and Friends OĽaNO a priatelia | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Igor Matovič |
| Founded | 26 May 2023 |
| Registered | 3 July 2023 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Grey |
| National Council | 14 / 150 |
| Website | |
| obycajniludia | |
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 conservative political coalition in Slovakia established on 26 May 2023.
On 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
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | MPs | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia Slovensko |
Conservatism | Centre-right | Igor Matovič | 11 / 150 |
0 / 15 | |
| Christian Union Kresťanská únia |
Christian right | Right-wing | Milan Krajniak | 2 / 150 |
0 / 15 | |
| For the People Za ľudí |
Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Veronika Remišová | 1 / 150 |
0 / 15 | |
