Slovakia (political party)
The Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko), before 2023 known as Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (Slovak: Obyčajní ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti, OĽaNO), is a conservative political party in Slovakia. The anti-establishment party founded in 2011 won the 2020 parliamentary election on an anti-corruption platform. After getting in charge, OĽaNO adopted a generally conservative outlook. The party is led by former prime minister of Slovakia Igor Matovič. In 2021, Eduard Heger, a member of the party's presidium, succeeded Matovič and led the country until the fall of the Heger Cabinet on 15 May 2023.
Slovakia Slovensko | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SLOVENSKO (since 2023) OĽaNO (before 2023) |
| Chairman | Igor Matovič |
| General Secretary | Július Jakab |
| Parliamentary leader | Michal Šipoš |
| Founder | Igor Matovič |
| Founded | 28 October 2011 |
| Split from | Freedom and Solidarity |
| Headquarters | Zámocká 6873/14, 81101 Bratislava |
| Membership (2021) | 50 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | OĽaNO and Friends |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | "We will not sell you to the mafia" (2023) |
| National Council | 12 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 14 |
| Regional governors | 2 / 8 |
| Regional deputies | 21 / 416 |
| Mayors | 54 / 2,904 |
| Local councillors | 752 / 20,686 |
| Website | |
| obycajniludia | |
In the 2016 and 2020 parliamentary election, the party integrated members of several minor parties within its list, not legally forming a coalition to avoid the imposed increased electoral threshold.